Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say
Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say He didn’t just steal merchandise — police say he had an entire street pharmacy in his car. A Loudoun County man is behind bars after Leesburg Police say he was caught shoplifting from multiple stores — and was later found with more than 150 prescription pills and a blank stolen prescription pad. Michael T. Paul, 36, of Ashburn, was arrested Thursday afternoon, April 17, after officers at the Leesburg Premium Outlets were alerted that a man had taken items from several shops, according to the Leesburg Police Department. It happened around 3:15 p.m. at the outlets on Fort Evans Road NE. An …
CAUGHT: Drug Dealer Sells Narcotics To Undercover Agents In Poughkeepsie, DA Says CAUGHT: Drug Dealer Sells Narcotics To Undercover Agents In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Caught: Drug Dealer Sells Narcotics To Undercover Agents In Poughkeepsie, DA Says A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with felony drug offenses following a targeted investigation into narcotics sales at a Dutchess residence, authorities announced.  Latif S. Reid-Ogarro, 31, was taken into custody on Wednesday, April 9, after a search warrant was executed at his Carroll Street residence in Poughkeepsie by Drug Task Force Agents and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit (SWAT), the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, April 10.  The warrant followed a series of undercover drug bu…
Naked Gun: Woodbridge Man Strips, Chases Roommate With Weapon In Bizarre Confrontation: Police Naked Gun: Woodbridge Man Strips, Chases Roommate With Weapon In Bizarre Confrontation: Police
Naked Gun: Woodbridge Man Strips, Chases Roommate With Weapon In Bizarre Confrontation: Police A Prince William County man is behind bars after a bizarre and alarming outburst in Woodbridge that ended with him naked and under arrest, police said. Anthony Cortez Sims, 56, allegedly brandished a firearm during an argument with another occupant of a home at around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 in the 15300 block of Colorado Avenue in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. During the dispute, Sims allegedly pulled out the weapon, then removed his clothes and chased the other person outside, authorities said. Officers arrived to find Sims completely naked in…
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says A major drug raid in Dutchess County has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of narcotics, cash, and packaging materials following weeks of investigation and complaints from residents, authorities announced.  The arrests followed a search warrant execution on Thursday, April 3, at a Poughkeepsie home on North White Street that had been the focus of a multi-agency narcotics probe, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, April 4.  Before the operation, residents in the neighborhood had alerted police to ongoing drug sal…
Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops
Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops Two suspects, including a New Jersey man already on parole and another in possession of narcotics, were arrested after allegedly attempting to burglarize a building in New York and leading officers on two separate chases, police said.   The incident began in Orange County just after midnight on Wednesday, April 2, when a concerned community member reported a suspicious man by a window near Third Street and Johnston Street in Newburgh, prompting a rapid police response, the City of Newburgh Police Department said on Thursday, April 3.  Officers arrived on the scene and, with h…
Comedy Of Errors: Felon Asleep At Wheel Drops Gun During Milford Drug Bust, Cops Say Comedy Of Errors: Felon Asleep At Wheel Drops Gun During Milford Drug Bust, Cops Say
Comedy Of Errors: Felon Asleep At Wheel Drops Gun During Milford Drug Bust, Cops Say It’s been a rough week for a Connecticut felon who is facing a long list of charges after police say he backed into one cruiser, crashed into another, ran from officers, and dropped a gun on the street during a wild early-morning drug arrest. Nathan Araujo, 36, of Naugatuck, was found asleep behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette that was still in drive at the Schoolhouse Road and Bridgeport Avenue intersection in Milford around 1 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, police said. A 911 caller told police there was a man passed out in a car. When officers tried to wake him and asked him to put the v…
Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Poughkeepsie: Police Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Poughkeepsie: Police
Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Poughkeepsie: Police A months-long investigation into drug activity at a Dutchess County apartment complex led to the arrest of a 41-year-old accused narcotics dealer, authorities said.  Luke M. Grady, a resident of High View Estates at 26 Cooper Rd. in the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Tuesday, March 26, following a year-long investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, officials announced on Friday, March 28.  Grady was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, after agents made multiple undercover drug purchases from him…
Man Duped Into Selling Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis Learns Fate Man Duped Into Selling Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis Learns Fate
Man Duped Into Selling Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis Learns Fate A 21-year-old man who admitted to selling cocaine and other narcotics to undercover officers in Orange County will spend years in prison, prosecutors announced. Enido Rumaldo, of Port Jervis, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 26, to six years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The sentence follows Rumaldo’s guilty plea in February to second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, as Daily Voice reported.  The charges stemmed from a long-term, multi-agency investigation into narcoti…
Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say A traffic stop in Lyndhurst ended with a man behind bars after officers found suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, Officer Anthony Giaquinto pulled over a black Toyota SUV on Rutherford Avenue near Livingston Avenue for driving without a visible license plate, the Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The driver, identified as Juan Martinez, 48, of Lyndhurst, appeared visibly nervous, Auteri said. Officer Giaquinto was soon joined by Sgt. William Kapp and Officer Sal Wartel. The officers ob…
'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury 'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury
'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury A Holbrook drug trafficker could spend life behind bars for running a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking operation that led to the deaths of two people. Russell Defreitas, 55, also known as “Merc,” was found guilty of operating as a major drug trafficker and 91 other charges by a Suffolk County jury on Tuesday, March 11. It came two years after he was arrested by Suffolk County Police following an eight-month investigation into the fatal overdoses of a man and woman at a Holbrook motel he had rented, according to the district attorney’s office. Instead of calling for help, Defreitas instruct…
Watch Wanted CT Woman Crash Into Police Cruisers Before High-Speed Chase In Lisbon: Cops Watch Wanted CT Woman Crash Into Police Cruisers Before High-Speed Chase In Lisbon: Cops
Watch Wanted CT Woman Crash Into Police Cruisers Before High-Speed Chase In Lisbon: Cops A high-speed chase that started on Route 2 and ended with a suspect hiding under a deck has landed an Old Saybrook woman behind bars with a $500,000 bond, according to Connecticut State Police. Electra Chiulli, 33, who had an active warrant, was spotted by troopers a little after 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, on Route 2 in Bozrah after officers noticed her black Subaru Legacy missing a front license plate and swerving between lanes. When police ran her information, they discovered Chiulli was already wanted for leading Old Saybrook police on a previous pursuit, authorities said.  …
CT Woman Had Gun, Drugs In Car Along With Minor In Ledyard: Police CT Woman Had Gun, Drugs In Car Along With Minor In Ledyard: Police
CT Woman Had Gun, Drugs In Car Along With Minor In Ledyard: Police A Connecticut woman was arrested last week after police say they found drugs, a handgun, and a juvenile in her car. Amy Brazalovich, 44, of East Hartford, was charged with risk of injury to a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance, Ledyard police said. An officer pulled her vehicle over near Church Hill Road and Spicer Hill on Friday, March 7, just after 9 p.m. Police had received a call of reported drug activity. During a search of the vehicle, officers found an unregistered, loaded 9mm pistol with hollow-point rounds, multiple wax folds containi…