PCP: 2 Busted For Selling Narcotics In Hoboken, Police Say
Two people were arrested and charged for selling PCP in Hoboken, authorities recently announced.
On Monday, Sept. 15 at 12:45 p.m., detectives observed two individuals engaged in a narcotics transaction involving a cigarette dipped in phencyclidine, PCP on the 300 block of Jackson Street, Hoboken police said.
Officers located both men, Kevin Salamanca, a 42-year-old North Arlington resident and Marquis Praylow, a 29-year-old Hoboken resident.
Salamanca was found to be in possession of a cigarette soaked in PCP, police said. Praylow, who fled when he saw officers, was seen discarding an ite…
Selden Man's Laser Strikes Helicopter Pilot, Flight Crew: Police
A Selden man is accused of striking a Suffolk County police helicopter pilot and crew with a laser beam during an airborne search, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
The incident unfolded as Aviation Section officers flew a helicopter to search for a driver who fled a crash in Selden on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 11:10 p.m., police said.
While officers circled the area, Joseph Gil, 33, of 196 Dare Road, pointed a laser from a nearby property at 205 Dare Road, striking both the pilot and members of the flight crew, according to police.
With help from the Sixth Precinct and Canine Section,…
Tire-Slasher Swings At Detective During Dumont Traffic Stop: Chief
A Dumont man accused in a tire-slashing spree took a swing at a detective before being arrested, authorities said.
Police Chief Luke Totten told Daily Voice that officers stopped Reese Donohue, 28, on Pine Street Thursday, Sept. 11, after Detective Brandon Torrazzi identified him using camera footage, Totten said.
Detective Sgt. Matt Gloeckler, Detective Sam Schlamowitz, Detective James Fitzsimmons, Officer Dylan Lafront, and Officer Dylan Van Riper located him on Pine Street, where Donohue "took a swing" at Detective Schlamowitz, according to Totten.
No injuries were reported an…
8 Accused Of Selling Crack Cocaine Across Spring Valley, Nyack, Haverstraw, DA Says
A months-long investigation into crack cocaine sales in Rockland County has led to the arrests of eight people, prosecutors announced.
The six-month probe targeted drug activity in the Village of Nyack, Village of Spring Valley, and Town of Haverstraw, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Friday, Sept. 12.
The names of the suspects who were indicted, arrested, and arraigned on charges of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, were announced as:
Maurice “Rich” Jones,…
Mahwah Man Steals $3K Watch, Credit Cards From Unconscious Victim Months After Drug Bust: Cops
A Mahwah couple already arrested in June for running a cocaine ring out of their condo has been taken into custody again, this time after police say he stole from a crash victim in Suffern, NY, and she was found with cocaine.
Daniel Santos, 49, and Natalie Sarkissian, 34, were arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, after investigators linked Santos to a theft that followed a car crash on Orange Avenue in Suffern on Aug. 26, according to Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin.
Police said Santos entered the vehicle of an unconscious driver during the crash, posing as a good Samaritan. The victim was taken…
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police
A Virginia Department of Corrections employee is facing charges after police said they found two loaded firearms in his vehicle during a welfare check on Interstate 87 in Rockland County, NY.
The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 6, when troopers spotted a 1996 GMC pickup truck parked on the shoulder of I-87 southbound near Exit 13N in Clarkstown, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 8.
Troopers approached the driver, identified as Montana Madison, 34, of Virginia, to conduct a welfare check. While speaking with him, they noticed a loaded Kel-Tec .22-caliber se…
4 Pounds Of Cocaine, 2 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Hagerstown Drug Raid: Two Arrested
Maryland drug agents seized a staggering haul of cocaine and fentanyl during a massive Washington County raid that landed two people behind bars.
Timothy Grimes, 57, and Heather Schnebly, 39, both of Hagerstown, were busted Friday, Sept. 5, after Washington County Narcotics Task Force agents executed warrants at apartments on South Locust Street and South Cannon Avenue, authorities announced.
According to investigators, the raid capped off a July 2025 probe into large-scale drug distribution tied to both addresses.
When agents, backed by the Washington County Special Response Team an…