On September 19th, at about 3:49 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Irwin observed a suspicious vehicle, which was blocking vehicles in a parking lot off Fair Street in the Hamlet of Carmel. Deputy Irwin approached the vehicle and interviewed the driver, Mr. Jessie Carlson, aged 29, of Valhalla. Upon further investigation, the deputy discovered that Mr. Carlson was allegedly in possession of marijuana, suboxone (without a prescription) and Percocet (without a prescription). Mr. Carlson was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor.

On September 24th, at about 3:47 a.m., Deputy Sheriff Vincent Dalo observed a motorist commit traffic infractions on US Route 6 in the Town of Southeast. Deputy Dalo stopped the vehicle. While interviewing the vehicle’s driver, Mr. Raymond Grullon, aged 32, of Ansonia, Connecticut, the deputy detected an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Upon further investigation, and with the assistance of a Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9, the deputy discovered that Mr. Grullon was allegedly in possession of a large quantity of marijuana and numerous oxycodone pills and MDMA pills. Mr. Grullon was arrested and charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree (class B misdemeanor), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree with the intent to sell a narcotic drug (class B felony), and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree with the intent to sell a hallucinogenic substance (class B felony).