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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 3:17 pm
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: A lengthy undercover investigation into drug activity in the village of Walton and around Delaware County has netted seven arrests.
The seven, all arrested on sealed indictment warrants issued by the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 - 11:37 am
On Friday, November 16, Delaware County sheriff's deputies arrested 27-year-old Miguel Santiago in the village of Walton on a felony drug charge. Police say Santiago tried to sell 80 bags of heroin to an undercover drug enforcement officer.
A press... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 - 3:14 pm
While executing a search warrant at a house at 349 Bandcamp Road on Thursday, Saugerties police stumbled across a "sophisticated" indoor growing operation for pot and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Two people have been arrested on felony drug charges: 24-year-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 - 11:50 pm
Several local news outlets are reporting that a man and a woman were found dead in a room in the Starlight Motel in Athens on Wednesday night, in a case that police believe is the result of accidental overdose at a "pill party." The Kingston Daily Freeman... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 - 1:44 pm
Above: Pot plants seized in Esperance. Photo courtesy of the New York State Police.
A 58-year-old Esperance man and a 64-year-old Sloansville man face multiple charges after police discovered 460 marijuana plants in four separate locations on Monday,... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 6:58 pm
Coming off a spur of drug-related arrests, local police are concerned that heroin might be being injected into the region at an alarming rate, according to an article by The Daily Mail.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Erkan... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 10:28 am
A 21-year-old Esperance man has been charged with multiple felonies after State Police discovered drugs, explosives and counterfeit money in his home last Thursday.
Ethan A. Vanvalen, was arrested after police discovered 500 ecstasy tablets, 14 ounces of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 2, 2012 - 12:53 pm
Above: A photo of mugshots posted on the Kingston Police Department's Facebook wall after Saturday's arrests.
Local news outlets were buzzing last weekend with the news: A massive crackdown on drug and gang activity in the Kingston area, dubbed "Operation... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 26, 2012 - 10:08 am
The Daily Star reports that 35-year-old Hobart resident Dante Darren Major has been arrested on felony drug trafficking charges, after a year-long investigation by Otsego County, state, and other local law enforcement dubbed "Operation Gold Rush."... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 - 3:45 pm
An Ulster County undercover narcotics investigation has resulted in a raid on Brennie's Pizzeria in Highland, and the arrest of 25-year-old Milton resident Brandon Storms on various drug trafficking charges.
The Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics... Read more
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