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Largest Drug Bust In Littleton History: Swerving Car Carried 44 Pounds Of Cocaine, Police Say Largest Drug Bust In Littleton History: Swerving Car Carried 44 Pounds Of Cocaine, Police Say
Largest Drug Bust In Littleton History: Swerving Car Carried 44 Pounds Of Cocaine, Police Say An unlicensed driver was caught transporting a man wanted on a warrant out of Texas and 20 large bags of cocaine, officials say.  A patrolling police officer pulled a car over when he saw it swerving repeatedly across double yellow lines on Wednesday, March 29 at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to the Littleton Police Department.  Potential charges rapidly escalated after the police officer realized the driver did not have a license, the passenger had an active arrest warrant out of Texas, and the car held a significant amount of cocaine.   "The attention to det…
Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man
Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man A police pursuit in Avon last week resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Brockton, authorities said. The pursuit started when officers tried stopping a 2008 Nissan Altima near Memorial Drive at 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Avon Police Chief Jeffrey Bukunt reports. The car was allegedly being driven without an inspection sticker. The driver, later identified as Marvens Jean-Jacques, allegedly failed to stop for police and drove away over the speed limit, Bukunt said. The pursuit stopped after Jean-Jacques crossed into Brockton, but officers took down the car's registration.&nbs…
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Blauvelt 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Blauvelt
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Blauvelt A wrong-way, three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent multiple people to the hospital, including two children who suffered critical injuries. Police responded to a crash in Rockland County at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road in Blauvelt at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Authorities said a 2001 BMW X5, driven by 20-year-old Thomas Robb, was southbound, traveling the wrong way on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, and entered the intersection at Route 303, striking a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 32-year-old woma…
Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33 Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33
Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33 A 73-year-old Allentown woman who slammed into the back of a truck that overturned on Route 33 in Northampton County escaped only with a minor foot injury, authorities said. Anthony Coffaro, 30, was making a right-hand turn in his truck at the bottom of the ramp on the northbound side of Route 33, when his vehicle overturned onto the driver's side and slid across the roadway into the barrier just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. Margaret Maskornick's Honda CRV then collided into the back of the semi-trailer of the truck as she was gett…
PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6 PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6
PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6 A 26-year-old Bucks County man was driving drunk and in the wrong direction Thanksgiving Day when he struck a minivan head-on on the New Jersey Turnpike, sending a couple and their two children to the hospital, authorities said. A southbound Nissan Versa driven by Michael Forman, of Sellersville, hit the Edison family’s Honda Odyssey in the Turnpike’s northbound lanes in Gloucester County’s Woolrich Township, around 9:45 p.m., they said. The Versa then slammed into the concrete median, the NJSP said. The 36-year-old mother and two of the children, 6 and 11, were seriously injured, State Po…
Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area
Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Residents were without power for more than three hours after a woman slammed into a utility pole in the area. The crash took place in Ulster County around 8:06 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, when Tara Benn, 49, of Catskill, slammed into the pole in Saugerties, causing the vehicle to become binned under severed live power lines, said pole. When officers arrived they found Benn still in the vehicle under the live power lines, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. Once the power had been cut, firefighters were able to free the Benn who then declined to be treated by paramedics at the scene…
Police Officers Disguised As Highway Workers Monitoring NY Roadways Police Officers Disguised As Highway Workers Monitoring NY Roadways
Police Officers Disguised As Highway Workers Monitoring NY Roadways Drivers who speed through work zones or ignore construction signs might soon have a ticket in their pocket when a special enforcement detail hits the roadways. Dubbed "Operation Hardhat," the statewide traffic enforcement detail -- which began on Tuesday, July 14 --  targets motorists who drive recklessly through work zones.  The operation is a joint initiative between the New York State Police, Department of Transportation, and Thruway Authority, to crack down on work zone violations and highlight the importance of safe driving when encountering construction, maintenance, and eme…
Police: Mahwah Dealer Had Pounds Of Pot, Hash Oil, Edibles, Buyers Being Investigated Police: Mahwah Dealer Had Pounds Of Pot, Hash Oil, Edibles, Buyers Being Investigated
Police: Mahwah Dealer Had Pounds Of Pot, Hash Oil, Edibles, Buyers Being Investigated A Mahwah man stopped for careless driving on Thanksgiving morning was trucking a pound and a half of pot, a pound of hash oil, 20 packages of marijuana edibles and $2,600 in suspected drug cash, police said. Officer Timothy Letavish stopped a 2003 Infiniti driven by 23-year-old Lebo L. Xhelo for “driving in a careless manner” on Ramapo Valley Road around 3 a.m. Thursday, Police Chief James Batelli said. Suspecting that Xhelo was high, Letavish, a trained drug recognition expert, ordered him out of the vehicle, the chief said. As Xhelo got out, the officer smelled burnt marijuana on hi…
Enforcement Detail Scheduled For Orange County Enforcement Detail Scheduled For Orange County
Enforcement Detail Scheduled For Orange County Police will be out in force in New Windsor at one of the town’s busiest intersection. The Town of New Windsor Police Department will be increasing their patrol presence in the 5 Corners area of Vails Gate, beginning on Monday, Sept. 24. Police will be working to discourage and monitor for illegal lane usage and other driving violations as part of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program initiative. The 5 Corners area of the Vails Gate is where Route 32, Route 300 and Route 94 converge into one intersection. According to police, there has been numerous accidents and near misses in that area, …
Police Ramping Up Patrols On Routes 32, 300, 94 After Series Of Crashes Police Ramping Up Patrols On Routes 32, 300, 94 After Series Of Crashes
Police Ramping Up Patrols On Routes 32, 300, 94 After Series Of Crashes There will be an increased police presence in the 5 Corners area of Vails Gate following a series of crashes. New Windsor Police Lt. Michael Farbent said that officers will be working to “discourage and monitor for illegal lane usage and other driving violations as part of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” initiative, beginning on July 30. The 5 Corners area is where State Route 32, Route 300 and Route 94 converge at the same intersection. According to police, there have been numerous accidents and near misses in the area. Police said that many of the incidents were “caused by improp…