Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police
Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police A Florida man is being held without bail after he was arrested for carrying a loaded weapon on school grounds in Virginia, authorities said.  Police responded to call about a suspicious vehicle parked near Washington Liberty High School in Arlington around 5:43 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Arlington County Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 53-year-old James Drosihn, of St.Augustine, Florida, asleep behind the wheel with drug paraphernalia in plain sight.  A search of the vehicle uncovered a firearm, ammunition and controlled substan…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
DC Man Busted In Silver Spring For Carrying Firearm & Drugs: Police DC Man Busted In Silver Spring For Carrying Firearm & Drugs: Police
DC Man Busted In Silver Spring For Carrying Firearm & Drugs: Police A man from Washington DC was busted in a Silver Spring shopping mall parking lot for carrying drugs and a weapon, authorities said.  Raycoldo Brandon Jr., 23, has been arrested and charged for possessing controlled dangerous substances and a firearm, Montgomery County Police said. Police found Brandon's white 2014 Mercedes Benz, which had an expired registration, while patrolling the Glenmont Shopping Center at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, police said.  When officers approached the vehicle, they got a strong scent of marijuana and searched the car. Inside they foun…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (DETAILS) Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (DETAILS)
Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (Details) A Germantown oral surgeon has been arrested and charged with killing a woman with whom he was romantically involved and was giving prescription drugs, authorities said.  Dr. James Ryan was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of Sarah Harris, 25, on Tuesday, March 22, Montgomery County Police said. Harris fatally overdosed after being given controlled substances, including Propofol, by Dr. Ryan on January 26, 2022, police said. Ryan had been giving Harris drugs, which he obtained through work, since March 2021, police said.  A Montgomery County Dentist has been arrested a…

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by David Cifarelli
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say Fairfield County Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested on numerous alleged drug offenses after residents complained to police about his drug dealing. Jose Adames, age 45, of Danbury, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21, following the execution of search warrants for his body and residence. According to Det. Lt. Mark Williams of the Danbury Police Department, shortly after receiving the complaints, the department began an investigation in which investigators witnessed Adames engage in several suspected drug transactions.  After receiving warrants, Adames was seen making a suspected drug transaction wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Pittsfield, MA
News
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients A psychiatrist in Massachusetts is facing charges for allegedly illegally prescribing controlled substances to patients and scheming to defraud the Medicare program, authorities announced. Mohamad Och, age 65, of Worcester, was indicted on eight counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and two counts of health care fraud for allegedly illegally prescribing Adderall, Xanax and Klonopin to patients and running a health care fraud scheme. According to U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Mendell, Och, who owned and operated Island Counseling Center (ICC), in Worcester, and has practiced ps…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Who Caused Deadly Enola Crash Has History Of Traffic, Drug Offenses, Records Show DUI Driver Who Caused Deadly Enola Crash Has History Of Traffic, Drug Offenses, Records Show
DUI Driver Who Caused Deadly Enola Crash Has History Of Traffic, Drug Offenses, Records Show A Cumberland County woman has been charged with murder in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 11/15 in Enola, police said. Krystin Nycole Marchese, 33 of Lemoyne, was under the influence of a controlled substance when she caused the four-car crash around noon near N. Enola Road and Susquehanna Avenue around 12:06 p.m., East Pennsboro police said. Lee Potteiger, of Lewisberry, was rushed to Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Surveillance footage shows Marchese caused the crash and an investigation found she was under the influence of controlled substances, auth…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID
Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID A 32-year-old man in Bucks County is facing charges after giving police false identification, authorities said. Police responding to reports of a threat on Tinari Drive found Patrick Herens with drug paraphernalia and other controlled substances in his car, Northampton Township police said. While police attempted to identify Herens, he provided several different dates of birth police said. Officers said Herens failed to provide his real name and date of birth after giving him the option, police said. Herens was taken into custody on Feb. 3 and charged for false identification to law …

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
BUSTED! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup BUSTED! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup
Busted! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup A 40-year-old man was arrested when police caught him trying to put a stolen motorcycle in his pickup truck, authorities in Bucks County said. When Northampton Township police confronted Richard Machen, he ran toward Old Jordan Road and fled the scene in a black pickup truck, authorities said. A short time later, officers found the pickup truck on Middle Holland Road where they initiated a traffic stop and spoke to Machen and passenger, Austin Carter, police said. Officers noticed a black sports bike style motorcycle in the back of the pickup truck that had been reported stolen in Nov…

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by Nicole Acosta
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Brothers Arrested On Child Porn, Drug Production Charges South Jersey Brothers Arrested On Child Porn, Drug Production Charges
South Jersey Brothers Arrested On Child Porn, Drug Production Charges Two brothers who share the same name have been charged with unrelated crimes after detectives performed a warranted on their Pennsauken home following a tip, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill Mayer and Pennsauken Police Chief John Nettleton. Luis A. Torres, 34, of Pennsauken is charged with one count of third-degree possession of child pornography, they said. Luis A. Torres, 36, also of Pennsauken, is charged with one count of first-degree maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility, one count of third-degree possession with Intent to distri…

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by Jon Craig
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Third Person Arrested In Fake Prescription Scheme Third Person Arrested In Fake Prescription Scheme
Third Person Arrested In Fake Prescription Scheme A third person has been arrested in a scheme to fill a fake prescription at a Fairfield County pharmacy. Westchester County resident Elijah Jalil Arnold, 22, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, by Greenwich Police in connection with an attempt by three men to fill a fake prescription at a Greenwich Pharmacy, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella.  According to Zuccerella, Arnold was arrested after a pharmacist from Greenwich notified police that three men were attempting to fill, which he believed to be a fake prescription for a controlled substance. After receiving th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County
Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County A Westchester County man was busted attempting to fill a fake prescription at a pharmacy in Fairfield County.  Coleem Luther Field, 20, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 1, after allegedly attempting to fill a fake prescription at a central Greenwich pharmacy, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella. According to Zuccerella, a pharmacist in Greenwich contacted police when Fields attempted to fill a prescription he believed to be fake. Plainclothes officers responded to the store and detained three people believed to be involved in passing fake prescriptions in order to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Madison PD: Bronx Man Tried Filling Bogus Prescriptions, Had Weapon, Gave Officers Fake Name Madison PD: Bronx Man Tried Filling Bogus Prescriptions, Had Weapon, Gave Officers Fake Name
Madison PD: Bronx Man Tried Filling Bogus Prescriptions, Had Weapon, Gave Officers Fake Name A 19-year-old New York man gave police a fake name and had a weapon on him while being taken into custody after attempting to pick up bogus prescriptions he had filled at a Morris County pharmacy, said authorities who charged him. Police received a tip that a man tried getting bogus prescriptions for several medications filled last Dec. 12, at the Walgreen's Pharmacy on Main Street, Madison Police Chief Chief Darren P. Dachisen, Sr. said. An investigation identified Mohamed Magassouba, of the Bronx, as a suspect, the chief said.  When police took Magassouba into custody…

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by Valerie Musson