Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Motorist Caught With Ecstasy In I-684 Stop Motorist Caught With Ecstasy In I-684 Stop
Motorist Caught With Ecstasy In I-684 Stop A traffic stop on I-684 led to a felony drug charge for a 27-year-old man who was allegedly in possession of ecstasy, state police said. New York State Police investigators announced the arrest of West Hartford resident Christopher Thai on Monday, who was stopped by state police troopers for a violation of vehicle and traffic law at approximately 8:40 p.m. on May 1 on I-684 in Southeast. According to police, during the stop, it was determined that Thai was in possession of an estimated 1.51 grams of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy. and he was subsequently arr…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens
Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens A Stamford man is behind bars after being busted with crack cocaine by the Stamford Police Narc Squad during a warrant search of his home.  Ch’Khan Hodge, 41, was busted around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when he left his East Main Street apartment and entered his vehicle, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. That's when officers, who had been "sitting" on his residence moved in served the warrant for both is home and vehicles, Conklin said.  A search of the home turned up 11.5 grams of crack cocaine on top of the refrigerator, along with a digital scale and $640 in cash. Inside t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop
Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop Two men are facing a litany of drug charges after being busted with everything from cocaine to MDMA during a routine traffic stop on I-84 in the Hudson Valley, according to state police. New York State Police troopers in Putnam initiated a traffic stop of a 2012 Ford Fusion driven by Fitchburg, Mass., resident Anthony Berube, 25, at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Sunday night, when he committed a vehicle or traffic violation on I-84 in Southeast. During the stop, troopers reported that there was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, leading to a further search by police. Accordi…

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by Zak Failla