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A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for alleged possession of heroin and other drugs during a warrants search.
Michael Mastrantone, age 36, of Peekskill, was arrested following an investigation into drug sales in the area around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 at his home following the search, said Peekskill Police Department Lt. Jack Galusha.
According to Galusha, during the search, officers seized 70 grams of heroin, 25 grams of cocaine, drug packaging material, and scales.
Mastrantone was charged with:
Three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance
Criminal use of drug paraphernalia
Mastrantone was held pending arraignment in Peekskill City Court on Monday, April 12.
Cops: Drunk Wrong Way Driver Kills 1, Injures 2 in Head-On Crash
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On Dec. 23 around 9 p.m., New York State Police in Westchester were dispatched for a wrong-way driver on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in the city of Peekskill.
An initial investigation revealed a 2018 Audi Q7 color black operated by 41-year-old Mark E. Cope of Yorktown was traveling the wrong-way, northbound in the southbound lanes, on US Highway 9, police say.
Cope then struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to New York State Police.
The operator of the southbound 2020 Acura MDX, Shina M. McClam, 32, of Ossining succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene. McClam’s two passengers, her six-year-old daughter and her 18-year-old niece, both sustained serious but believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police say. The 18-year-old was transported to Westchester Medical Center by ambulance, and the six-yea
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The identity has been released of a woman killed in a wrong-way crash involving another driver allegedly impaired by alcohol in Northern Westchester.
The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill.
An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.
The Audi struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to state police.
The operator of the Acura, 32-year-old Shina M. McClam, of Ossining, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash scene, state police said.
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The identity has been released of a woman killed in a wrong-way crash involving another driver allegedly impaired by alcohol in Northern Westchester.
The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill.
An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.
The Audi struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to state police.
The operator of the Acura, 32-year-old Shina M. McClam, of Ossining, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash scene, state police said.
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The identity has been released of a woman killed in a wrong-way crash involving another driver allegedly impaired by alcohol in Northern Westchester.
The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill.
An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.
The Audi struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to state police.
The operator of the Acura, 32-year-old Shina M. McClam, of Ossining, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash scene, state police said.