Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week
Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week The same repeat offender they caught stealing disposable diapers from a Hudson County drug store last week tried it again just days later, Port Authority police said Wednesday. Jose L. Rosario, 31, also was busted in January, after police in Morris County said they caught him stumbling through traffic on Route 46 carrying PCP-laced cigarettes, records show. Last Friday, Port Authority police grabbed Rosario after he swiped three boxes of diapers from the Duane Reade in the PATH Plaza at Journal Square, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. He’d had active warrants out of Jersey City at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Duo Nabbed In PCP Drug Bust Stamford Duo Nabbed In PCP Drug Bust
Stamford Duo Nabbed In PCP Drug Bust Two Stamford men were nabbed with PCP after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime unit received intel about illegal drug sales out of the back of a vehicle, according to Stamford Police. Michael C. Bell, 49, and Christopher E. Jones, 34, were busted around 1 a.m. Saturday after the unit received a tip the two men were selling drugs from a tan Nissan in the parking lot on Stillwater Avenue, said Capt. Richard Conklin. As officers approached the vehicle, they could smell the PCP,  a “very potent hallucinogen," said Conklin. “It has quite a unique odor that is easy to recognize…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
News
Father, Son Duo Plead Guilty In Hudson Valley 'Family Ties' Drug Sweeps Father, Son Duo Plead Guilty In Hudson Valley 'Family Ties' Drug Sweeps
Father, Son Duo Plead Guilty In Hudson Valley 'Family Ties' Drug Sweeps A father and son duo who were part of a wide-ranging due trafficking network in Orange County has pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the "Operation Family Ties," according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Ramon Rivera, 45, and his son, Raymond Rivera, 26, were the last of 35 indicted defendants in the case to plead guilty, the DA's office said. Ramon Rivera pled guilty to second-degree conspiracy, and Raymond Rivera pled guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday, Feb. 2. Both are scheduled to be sentenced on March 15, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Caught With Cocaine, PCP In Tuxedo Stop Woman Caught With Cocaine, PCP In Tuxedo Stop
Woman Caught With Cocaine, PCP In Tuxedo Stop State Police busted a 27-year-old woman who is now facing multiple felonies after being busted with PCP, cocaine and other drugs during a traffic stop on I-87 in Orange County. Troopers stopped Bronx resident Jasmine Singh at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Monday morning after she committed a vehicle and traffic violation on the interstate. During the subsequent stop, troopers were given probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants. Police said that during the search of the vehicle Singh was found in possession of approximately 6 grams of cocaine, which were divided up into 41 individ…

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by Zak Failla