Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Leads to Arrest

Yorktown Police report the arrest of a 59 year old Wappinger Falls, NY resident who is charged with aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree, an unclassified misdemeanor, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor.
 
 On November 19, 2019 at approximately 4:57 PM Officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Officer Hannigan located the vehicle at 1710 Baldwin Road and identified the operator. A computer check at the scene revealed that the defendant’s driving privilege in New York was allegedly suspended multiple times for failure to answer a summons. Further investigation revealed that the defendant was allegedly in possession of a quantity of heroin and a quantity of crack cocaine.
 
The defendant was arrested at the scene and transported to police headquarters.  The defendant was processed on the above charges and held pending an arraignment.