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Monday, April 26, 2021 - 6:05 am
OGDENSBURG – The U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector presented recently the St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Sheriff’s Office a disbursement check for $88,532.81.
On May 27, 2020, Border Patrol Agents from the Ogdensburg Station encountered a vehicle in Canton, following the observation of suspicious activity consistent with illicit cross-border smuggling, said a press release from Border Patrol.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of marijuana, ketamine and $126,576 in United States currency. Based on the investigation, and with the assistance from the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the narcotics were seized by the U.S. Border Patrol and the currency was subsequently forfeited.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Local law enforcement seeking public assistance on solving cases
Crime is on the upswing since the weather is warming, and local law enforcement officials are asking for the publics help in solving some of the misdeeds taking place in the community.
In Monett, counterfeit bills are once again circulating, with $100 denominations being passed most often.
According to Det. Melissa Phillips, with the Lawrence County Sheriffs Office, a bogus $100 bill was also passed at Caseys General Store in Miller.
Thefts and burglaries have really picked up in the last few days, Phillips said. Catalytic converter thefts are up again. We have a suspect and his vehicle on video at a church in Mt. Vernon. We also have a guy who is stealing vehicles, who is connected to similar events in Strafford. He has hit the old Miller School off Hwy. UU twice. We ran the plate on the suspect vehicle, and it came back as stolen from out of Strafford.
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Updated: 5:46 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 A woman was charged after an argument in a truck led to the death of a man in Laurens County.The Laurens County Sheriff s Office said Catherine Ophelia Knight, 43, of Laurens, was charged with DUI and reckless homicide in the death of Marlon Brando Johnson, 65.Sheriff s Office spokesperson Courtney Snow said the incident happened last Thursday, April 15, on Leesville Church Road.Deputies responded to the location after a 911 call reporting that someone had been hit by a car, Snow said.Deputies found Johnson dead when they arrived, Snow said. Witnesses told deputies that Johnson and Knight were arguing in a truck before Johnson was hit.Johnson was a passenger in the truck before the incident.Knight remains at the Laurens County Detention Center, according to the website.