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Its critical that we continue to work together across all levels of government to keep our communities safe., The effort to remove drugs from our streets is essential to allowing our communities to grow safer and be more vibrant, saidState Assemblymember Bill Magnarelli. Courts The task force includes narcotics detectives from Westmoreland, King George, Caroline, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Virginia State Police. He is scheduled for plea court Tuesday in a 2020 terroristic threats case in Indiana County, according to online court records. In August 2021, authorities confiscated nearly $200,000 worth of drugs from the residence of Jack B. Weinman and Marissa L. Tucibat. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Westmoreland County Prothonotary indicates that effective January 1, 2023 the cost to file a new custody case will be $168.00. Denning, 41, of Delmont also is charged with conspiring to distribute controlled drugs from about June 2021 through October 2022, according to the complaint that was unsealed on Tuesday. They are charged with drug offenses and possession of drug paraphernalia. Balderson said the Tri-County Drug Task Force conducted investigation. Google Translate cannot translate all types of documents, and it may not give you an exact translation all the time. The third indictment is comprised of two defendants: Robert Miguel Lopez and Michael Elias Ventura-Montano. Westmoreland Sheriff C.O. Nicole Keary is the Deputy Attorney General in Charge of OCTF. Man died Wednesday. A woman then walked out of the building and tossed a duffle bag in the car. Seven people have been arrested in connection with a several-month investigation into drug dealing in Westmoreland County, police said. The leader of the organization, Michael Pupello, along with 25 other individuals are charged with 123 counts of selling narcotics in Onondaga Madison, and Oswego counties. The Spotsylvania County Sheriffs Office has decided to end its participation on a national television show, at least for now. A McKeesport man is being held without bail after North Huntingdon police said they busted him for selling heroin Tuesday, according to court papers. Police say money, drugs and related paraphernalia were seized during the arrests. All rights reserved. 185grams ofpsilocybin mushrooms (valued at $7,400); 1 poundof marijuana (valued at $2,500); and, 1.7 pounds of THC wax (valued at $38,000). Select a Language Below/Seleccione el Idioma Abajo. "We got a large amount of heroin, 300 bricks of heroin and several kilos of cocaine," said Trooper Stephen Limani. Please subscribe to keep reading. The defendants also built custom trap doors in vehicles they used to transport these drugs and evade law enforcement. He was sentenced to five to 15 years in a state prison followed by four years of probation on drug charges filed by Pittsburgh police. Sheriff C.O. You will need an account and a subscription to see the site in its entirety. A Spotsylvania County man who fired a shot into a vehicle that had mistakenly pulled into his driveway last year was convicted of a felony off. Baker was arraigned Sunday and was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on . Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, CHRISTIAN COLON ACEVEDO, 30 years old, Onondaga County, KENDELL BAXTROM, 30 years old, Onondaga County, TONY BOOKER, A/K/A TONY ADAIR, 46 years old, Florida, DONALD BORT, 51 years old, Onondaga County, DERON BROWN, 28 years old, Onondaga County, XAVIER CALCANO, 37 years old, Onondaga County, JOSHUA CHAPLIN, 31 years old, Onondaga County, VINCENT CZYZ, 23 years old, Oswego County, JOHN DECKER, 52 years old, Chemung County, JUSTIN DEPORTAGE, 32 years old, Onondaga County, SAMUEL DEFRANCESCO, 33 years old, Madison County, VICTOR DELAVEGA, 41 years old, Onondaga County, CONSTANCE LEE EARL, 57 years old, Onondaga County, DAVID FERMIN, 49 years old, Westchester County, HECTOR FLORES, A/K/A "PITO", 41 years old, Onondaga County, BRIAN FORE, 36 years old, Onondaga County, NICHOLAS GEBO, 33 years old, Onondaga County, ZACHARY GRAFF, 29 years old, Onondaga County, CARLOS GUZMAN, 30 years old, Monroe County, ROBERT HAMMOND, 62 years old, Bronx County, CHANCY HINDS, 30 years old, Madison County, EDUARDO HUERTAS, JR., 30 years old, Onondaga County, CLINTON JACKSON, 37 years old, Onondaga County, SHAYLA JONES, 25 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH LIEPKE, 38 years old, Onondaga County, JESUS MANUEL RUIZ LOPEZ, 34 years old, Florida, ROBERT MIGUEL LOPEZ, 38 years old, Florida, JOSEPH LOSITO, 31 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH MAGGIO, 62 years old, Onondaga County, ANTONIO MANTARO, 31 years old, Onondaga County, JOSHUA MARSH, 36 years old, Oswego County, EZEQUIEL MARTINEZ, 27 years old, Onondaga County, JOSUE MARTINEZ, 29 years old, Onondaga County, WILLIAM MCGUIRK, 37 years old, Oswego County, LUIS MORALES, 37 years old, Onondaga County, MELISSA MORALES, 37 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH NOLAN, 46 years old, Onondaga County, THOMAS O'CONNOR, 45 years old, Onondaga County, MELISSA ORTIZ, A/K/A "INDIA", 53 years old, Onondaga County, DEVIN PALERINO, 25 years old, Onondaga County, DOMINICK PASCARELLA, 42 years old, Onondaga County, STEPHEN POTICHER, A/K/A STEPHEN POTICHER, JR., 49 years old, Oswego County, GREGORY PROCOPIO, 33 years old, Onondaga County, MICHAEL PUPELLO, 33 years old, Madison County, BRIAN REARDON, 46 years old, Onondaga County, BRANDON REINHARDT, 29 years old, Onondaga County, CHRISTOPHER RENSLOW, 42 years old, Madison County, ALEX RIVERA, 36 years old, Onondaga County, JAMES RUSTON, 45 years old, Onondaga County, WILLIAM SALAY, 52 years old, Madison County, SAMUEL MARTINEZ LOPEZ SANTOS, 29 years old, JOHN SAUVE, 59 years old, Onondaga County, RANDY SAYLER, 43 years old, Oswego County, KYLE SCHULTZ, 31 years old, Onondaga County, SAADIQ SESSOMS, 24 years old, Onondaga County, WILLARD STORMES, 26 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH TILDEN, 33 years old, Onondaga County, GREG TOMKOS, 31 years old, Onondaga County, ALESANDRA TRAJKOVSKA, 24 years old, Onondaga County. I am grateful to our local law enforcement and Attorney General James for their relentless efforts to get these drugs and guns off our streets. The Westmoreland County Drug Task Force made a major drug bust that resulted in two arrests in Lower Burrell on May 13. I thank the members of the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, the PA Office of Attorney General, and local officers from North Huntingdon, Lower Burrell, and Arnold Police Departments for their dedication and commitment to fight the war on drugs in our county. If you were a previous ONLINE ONLY subscriber, you should have received an email with directions on how to log in. This is a one dollar increase from the previous year. You can contact Renatta by email at rsignorini@triblive.com or via Twitter . 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "The amount of heroin and fentanyl coming into Westmoreland County and Latrobe will be dramatically reduced as will the amount of senseless overdoses in our area. Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Service, Solvay Police Department, Village of North Syracuse Police Department, Metro-Jefferson Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police, and the U.S. A member of the Spotsylvania County school board was arrested Thursday on two charges, including a felony offense. The case is being prosecuted by OAG OCTF Assistant Deputy Attorney General GeoffreyCiereck, with the assistance of Legal Support Analyst Mariah Letts and Confidential Clerk Theresa Rowe all under the supervision of Upstate OCTF Deputy Chief Maria Moran. The fourth indictment involves Jesus Manuel Ruiz Lopez and Carlos Guzman. (Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office). 1 03/24/2021 Court of Common Pleas - Westmoreland County Original Papers Received from Lower Court Bavin is on state parole in a 2013 Allegheny County drug case, according to state prison and online court records. MONESSEN (KDKA) -- Two men are facing charges after police made a drug bust during a traffic stop in Westmoreland County. A member of the Spotsylvania County school board was arrested Thursday on two charges, including a felony offense. Charged with various drug-related offenses are: Michael W. Bailey, 34, Ryan M. Cain, 26, Brianna M. Church, 22, and William O. Coleman, 34, all of Colonial Beach; Robert M. Beale, 63, and William C. Gant, 52, both of Coles Point; and Luis Salcedo Chavez, 45, of Oak Grove. Partly cloudy. Pupelloemployed a vast network of individuals who bought and sold primarily cocaine in the region, and sourced the majority of the drugs from Gregory Procopio, Eduardo Huertas, Jr., and Clinton Jackson. Sutton was taken into custody and charged with multiple illegal drug counts. I want to thank Attorney General James and local law enforcement today for working to get illegal guns and drugs out of Central New York, saidState Senator Rachel May. State police say a trooper on patrol saw what he thought. Nearly all of those arrested are accused of dealing varying amounts of cocaine, except for one suspect charged with distributing N-ethylpentylone and one woman charged only with obstruction of justice. In addition, traffickers often discussed a significant shortage of cocaine supply and complained about the high price from suppliers due to the drought, which resulted in the price of cocaine costing up to 40 percent more than typical illegal market prices. Thirteen arrests made in Westmoreland drug sweep. If you are still experiencing issues contact us at bulletincirc@gmail.com. Ventura-Montano then drove the drugs from New York City to Syracuse, where he was intercepted by investigators. Joshua Kevin Bavin, 40, is charged with drug. Members of the Westmoreland County Drug Task . In August 2021, authorities. A copy of this disclaimer can also be found on our Disclaimer page. Balderson said the investigation, dubbed Operation Ricochet, led to the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs and spanned from one end of the county to the other. Lopez, of Florida, orchestrated the delivery of three kilograms of cocaine from Florida to New York City to Ventura-Montano. The task force includes members of the Westmoreland, Caroline and King George sheriffs offices, the Naval Criminal Investigative Services and the Virginia State Police. He is in the Westmoreland County Jail on $20,000 straight cash bond. Tesa Myers was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Read moreNovember 23, 2022, Domestic dispute in Ligonier Twp. During the course of the wiretapping, the OAG discovered that Jackson was also the source for a separate drug ring in the region, which is outlined in the second indictment. Those charged in todays four indictments include: CHRISTIAN COLON ACEVEDO, 30 years old, Onondaga County, KENDELL BAXTROM, 30 years old, Onondaga County, TONY BOOKER, A/K/A TONY ADAIR, 46 years old, Florida, DONALD BORT, 51 years old, Onondaga County, DERON BROWN, 28 years old, Onondaga County, XAVIER CALCANO, 37 years old, Onondaga County, JOSHUA CHAPLIN, 31 years old, Onondaga County, VINCENT CZYZ, 23 years old, Oswego County, JOHN DECKER, 52 years old, Chemung County, JUSTIN DEPORTAGE, 32 years old, Onondaga County, SAMUEL DEFRANCESCO, 33 years old, Madison County, VICTOR DELAVEGA, 41 years old, Onondaga County, CONSTANCE LEE EARL, 57 years old, Onondaga County, DAVID FERMIN, 49 years old, Westchester County, HECTOR FLORES, A/K/A PITO, 41 years old, Onondaga County, BRIAN FORE, 36 years old, Onondaga County, NICHOLAS GEBO, 33 years old, Onondaga County, ZACHARY GRAFF, 29 years old, Onondaga County, CARLOS GUZMAN, 30 years old, Monroe County, ROBERT HAMMOND, 62 years old, Bronx County, CHANCY HINDS, 30 years old, Madison County, EDUARDO HUERTAS, JR., 30 years old, Onondaga County, CLINTON JACKSON, 37 years old, Onondaga County, SHAYLA JONES, 25 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH LIEPKE, 38 years old, Onondaga County, JESUS MANUEL RUIZ LOPEZ, 34 years old, Florida, ROBERT MIGUEL LOPEZ, 38 years old, Florida, JOSEPH LOSITO, 31 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH MAGGIO, 62 years old, Onondaga County, ANTONIO MANTARO, 31 years old, Onondaga County, JOSHUA MARSH, 36 years old, Oswego County, EZEQUIEL MARTINEZ, 27 years old, Onondaga County, JOSUE MARTINEZ, 29 years old, Onondaga County, WILLIAM MCGUIRK, 37 years old, Oswego County, LUIS MORALES, 37 years old, Onondaga County, MELISSA MORALES, 37 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH NOLAN, 46 years old, Onondaga County, THOMAS OCONNOR, 45 years old, Onondaga County, MELISSA ORTIZ, A/K/A INDIA, 53 years old, Onondaga County, DEVIN PALERINO, 25 years old, Onondaga County, DOMINICK PASCARELLA, 42 years old, Onondaga County, STEPHEN POTICHER, A/K/A STEPHEN POTICHER, JR., 49 years old, Oswego County, GREGORY PROCOPIO, 33 years old, Onondaga County, MICHAEL PUPELLO, 33 years old, Madison County, BRIAN REARDON, 46 years old, Onondaga County, BRANDON REINHARDT, 29 years old, Onondaga County, CHRISTOPHER RENSLOW, 42 years old, Madison County, ALEX RIVERA, 36 years old, Onondaga County, JAMES RUSTON, 45 years old, Onondaga County, WILLIAM SALAY, 52 years old, Madison County, SAMUEL MARTINEZ LOPEZ SANTOS, 29 years old, JOHN SAUVE, 59 years old, Onondaga County, RANDY SAYLER, 43 years old, Oswego County, KYLE SCHULTZ, 31 years old, Onondaga County, SAADIQ SESSOMS, 24 years old, Onondaga County, WILLARD STORMES, 26 years old, Onondaga County, JOSEPH TILDEN, 33 years old, Onondaga County, GREG TOMKOS, 31 years old, Onondaga County, ALESANDRA TRAJKOVSKA, 24 years old, Onondaga County. NEW STANTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- A drug bust in New Stanton turned up more than $1 million worth of cocaine and heroin, according to police. Buchinsky asked troopers to leave his wallet at the home and, when police took the item inside, they reported seeing drugs on a coffee table. As Onondaga County continues to see a rise in opioid related overdoses and deaths, we must and will continue to work together to dedicate the necessary resources to help those battling addiction, while bringing to justice those who peddle these dangerous substances.. Todays takedown marks the latest major drug bust in the OAGs Suburban and Upstate Response to the Growing Epidemic (SURGE) Initiative, a law enforcement effort that brings together state and local law enforcement to target New Yorks growingand often violentheroin, opioid, and narcotics trafficking networks. A Spotsylvania County man who fired a shot into a vehicle that had mistakenly pulled into his driveway last year was convicted of a felony off. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. The Westmoreland County Drug Task Force made a major drug bust that resulted in two arrests in Lower Burrell on May 13. The second indictment involves the "Flores Group." He is in the Westmoreland County Jail on $20,000 straight cash bond. He was released from custody in February, according to prison records. I thank our law enforcement partners for their support in seeing this through." As a result of the takedown, 78 people were charged with 355 crimes, and $2 million in drugs, including cocaine and . 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The four separate indictments which were unsealed today contain 355 counts and charge 78 individuals with crimes in relation to their involvement in the narcotics trafficking operation, including Operating as a Major Trafficker (class A-I felony), CriminalSale and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (class A, B, and C felonies), and Conspiracy to Commit those Crimes (class B felony). The fourth indictment is comprised of Jesus Manuel Ruiz Lopez, of Puerto Rico, and Carlos Guzman, of Rochester. Troopers followed the car to the Park and Ride lot, where an unidentified male got out of the car and started walking away. Read moreDecember 14, 2022, Wildlife crash in Mt. Denning. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Two people who fled to California after a drug search in Westmoreland County have been arrested and extradited back to the state. 300 THC vape cartridges (valued at $7,500); Approximately 6 poundsof marijuana (valued at $15,000); Bottle of liquid Alprazolam (valued at $100). A news release from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office states that . The Westmoreland County Drug Task Force made a major drug bust that resulted in two arrests in Lower Burrell on May 13, 2022. Eluciano Pinet-Parrilla was arrested October 5, 2021, by the county's Special Investigations Unit and CNYDETF on the 200 block of Westmoreland Avenue in Syracuse, police say. Sariha Weyandt, 20, Penn, Westmoreland County, is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and one count each of possession of a controlled substance. MICHAEL ELIAS VENTURA MONTANO, 28 years old, KONSTANTINOS VOULTSIOS, 29 years old, Onondaga County, AMBER WATKINS, 25 years old, Onondaga County, FRANK WRIGHT, 42 years old, Onondaga County, PETER WYSOCKI, 27 years old, Oswego County. Since launching in 2017, SURGE has taken 722 alleged traffickers off the streets. Understanding Recent Changes to New Yorks Gun Laws, 78 Individuals Indictedfor Trafficking Cocaine, Heroin, and Fentanyl Throughout NYS; Illegal Possession of Firearms, Including Untraceable GhostGuns, AG James Has Taken More Than 1,400GunsOff NYS's Streets Since 2019. I thank our law enforcement partners for their support in seeing this through.". Mar 8, 2016; Vincent Velasquez, Oberholtzer help pitch Phillies over Pirates. Most of those arrested are from Colonial Beach. The Office of Attorney General's website is provided in English. 2023 Cox Media Group. We will ensure that those responsible for endangering our communities are held accountable. 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