Quincy, MA
News
10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say 10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say
10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say Ten individuals are each facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly distributing drugs throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Authorities learned the group was regularly distributing multi-kilograms of fentanyl out of a stash house in Fall River after launching an investigation in March 2021, the office reports.  During the investigation, over 500 grams of suspected fentanyl was seized through controlled purchases and drug seizures.  An additional 14.9 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and substant…

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by David Cifarelli
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police A 13-year-old from Woodbridge was arrested for threatening a family member with a knife when she wouldn't let him use her cell phone, authorities said. The minor allegedly tried to steal his family member’s phone and when she refused, he pulled out a knife to threaten her Friday, July 15 at 10 p.m., Prince William County Police reported. When another family member intervened, the boy fled the home, authorities said. No injuries were reported, according to police. During the investigation, police said they found suspected narcotics in the 13-year-old’s bedroom. He was arrested for ro…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Girl Found With 14 Baggies Of Fentanyl In Central PA: Police 19-Year-Old Girl Found With 14 Baggies Of Fentanyl In Central PA: Police
19-Year-Old Girl Found With 14 Baggies Of Fentanyl In Central PA: Police A 19-year-old girl was caught with 14 baggies of fentanyl during a traffic stop, police say. Mikayla C. Eshleman, of Ephrata, was stopped in the 100 block of Akron Road in Ephrata Township at 11:32 a..m. on June 20, area police say. The officers soon discovered that she had an outstanding Lancaster County bench warrant for failing to appear for a retail theft charge, according to the police release and court documents. "Eshleman was also found to possess 14 baggies of suspected fentanyl, weighing 4.53 grams," as stated in the release. Eshleman has been charged with a misdemeanor for poss…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stamford Stabbing Murder Extradited, Police Say Man Wanted For Stamford Stabbing Murder Extradited, Police Say
Man Wanted For Stamford Stabbing Murder Extradited, Police Say A 32-year-old Fairfield County man facing a murder charge for the 2021 stabbing death of a man found dead in a car was extradited some four months after his arrest. Donald Copeland, age 32, of Bridgeport, was transported to Stamford on Monday, June 27, to face charges in the stabbing death of a Norwalk man. Copeland was initially arrested in Poughkeepsie, New York, by the US Marshall during a raid on a home on Friday, Feb. 18, said Lt. Thomas Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. He was wanted for the August 2021 stabbing death of Jimmy Louis, age 43, who was found in a car on Hamilton Ave…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police
Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police A man who delivered drugs that fatally killed someone in central Pennsylvania has been arrested, police say. Eric Mathew Garvey, 26, of Carlisle, was arrested in connection with the deadly drug delivery at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 20, Middlesex Township police say. He was charged with two felonies for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death and Involuntary Manslaughter, as well as a misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. The death reportedly happened in the township but the police declined to release the victim's identity or when it happened. Garvey has been relea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Arrested After Months-Long Investigation Into Drug Activity In Nassau County Duo Arrested After Months-Long Investigation Into Drug Activity In Nassau County
Duo Arrested After Months-Long Investigation Into Drug Activity In Nassau County Two men were arrested following a months-long investigation into drug activity, including a fatal overdose, on Long Island. James Stremel, age 51, of Hicksville, and 39-year-old Jeffrey Huffman, of Levittown, were both arrested on Friday, April 29, according to the Nassau County Police Department  Police said an investigation into drug activity and a fatal overdose on Saturday, March 26, led detectives to an apartment in Levittown on Friday, where investigators saw Stremel and Huffman engage in what appeared to be a drug transaction. Police recovered a substance believed to be cr…

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by Nicole Valinote
Pound Ridge, NY
Police & Fire
Pound Ridge Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop In New Canaan, Police Say Pound Ridge Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop In New Canaan, Police Say
Pound Ridge Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop In New Canaan, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was charged after police said he was found in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut. An officer in Fairfield County pulled a vehicle over on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan after seeing that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the New Canaan Police Department. During the traffic stop, police found that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Liandro Cardenas Avalos, of Pound Ridge, was in possession of cocaine, authorities said.  He was arrested and charged with possession of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Stealing Jeep In Front Of Business, CT State Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Stealing Jeep In Front Of Business, CT State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Stealing Jeep In Front Of Business, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Jeep from in front of a business. Litchfield County resident Philip Beach, age 52, of the Town of Washington, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 27 at his home after Connecticut State Police received a report of the theft. According to the state police, Beach allegedly took the Jeep from in the business located in the town of Washington around 5 p.m. and was arrested two hours later. The stolen vehicle.Connecticut State Police In addition to larceny, he was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and use of drug pa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
News
Delaware Man Who Died While In Custody Of Maryland State Police Identified Delaware Man Who Died While In Custody Of Maryland State Police Identified
Delaware Man Who Died While In Custody Of Maryland State Police Identified A Delaware man who died while in custody of the Maryland State Police has been identified, according to officials. Amar Womack, 64, died while in police custody in Centreville after he was arrested during a traffic stop for suspicion of possessing a controlled substance on Jan. 21, the Office of the Maryland Attorney General said.   Womack was in a holding cell and began "exhibiting signs of distress and became unresponsive," two hours after he was placed there, according to police.  He was then taken to a nearby hospital where he died shortly after. Officials say there is …

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by Joe Gomez
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
PA Woman Refusing To Drop Screwdriver Had Meth: Police PA Woman Refusing To Drop Screwdriver Had Meth: Police
PA Woman Refusing To Drop Screwdriver Had Meth: Police A Northampton County woman who refused to drop a screwdriver was arrested for having meth in her possession, authorities said. Just before 10 a.m. Sunday, Slate Belt police officers were called to a home on A Street in Wind Gap on a report of a "domestic in progress," where they discovered Margaret Newman, 47, who appeared to be "under the influence of a controlled substance," police said. After refusing to drop a screwdriver, Newman was subdued and taken into custody, according to police. Officers later discovered a yellow plastic bag containing meth and a blue glass pipe where Newman had…

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by Nicole Acosta
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley An area man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl at a hotel and a mall. Timothy Schleede, age 30, of Lake Katrine, in Ulster County, pled guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute on Friday, Oct. 22, according to US Attorney Carla B. Freedman. As part of his plea, Schleede admitted that in 2020, he distributed a fentanyl mixture in glassine envelopes to another person in a mall parking lot in Ulster.  Schleede was arrested later the same day after selling glassine envelopes containing…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say A woman from Westchester County was arrested for allegedly possessing PCP after police in Fairfield County received a report of her banging on a car door in a parking garage. Kelli Bonnet, age 29, of White Plains, was arrested by Greenwich Police on Tuesday, July 6, after officers responded to Greenwich Plaza in the underground lot for a report of a woman "banging" on a car door. When officers arrived on the scene, witnesses told officers the woman was Hispanic wearing a blue shirt and blue checkered pants, police said. As officers cruised the garage they noticed Bonnet hiding behind sever…

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by Kathy Reakes