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July 4th Crackdown Leads To 28 Arrests In Dutchess County
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Dutchess County law enforcement agencies arrested 19 people for impaired driving, as well as eight other arrests during their annual July 4th drunk driving crackdown
The crackdown, which ran from July 1 to July 5, included special traffic details by members of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Hyde Park Police Department, City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the Beacon Police Department, Village of Wappingers Falls Police Department and the Village of Red Hook Police Department.
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Drug Suspect Hid Crack In Potato Chip Bag, Stamford Police Say
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police acting on a tip managed to take down a suspected crack dealer after finding his stash in a potato chip bag on the sidewalk, according to the Stamford Advocate.
Tyronne Powell, 41, of Bridgeport, was accused of selling crack on Main Street in front of Stamford Manor after officers spotted him sitting in his car, picked up a potato chip bag sitting about eight feet away with some other trash on the sidewalk and found 4.2 grams of crack cocaine inside, said the Stamford Advocate.
According to police, Powell, who is on probation for a 2015 drug possession conv…
