Robert L. Langley Jr.
Sheriff of Putnam County
News Release
Dover residents arrested by Putnam Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU)
Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. reports arrests recorded by the department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU).
In July 2019, members of the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) developed information that a man was involved in the sale of Methadone within the County. NEU members made contact with him and arranged for the purchase of Methadone. On the evening of July 9, 2019 members of the NEU and the Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol took that man, Thomas R. Simmons, 39 of Dover Plains, NY into custody on Danbury Rd. in the Town of Southeast.
Simmons, was charged with (1) one felony count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree and (1) one felony count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree. Additionally, Mr. Simmons, who was currently on NY State Parole for a previous drug conviction, had an outstanding parole warrant issued by New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Simmons was arraigned before the Honorable Judge Vercollone of the Town of Southeast Court and remanded to the Putnam County Correctional Facility with no bail due to numerous felony convictions and the outstanding parole warrant. NYS DOCCS was notified and a detainer was placed on Simmons.
Also arrested as part of the investigation, was Simmons’ passenger Renee L. Whiteman, 28, of Wingdale, NY, who was found to be in possession of a quantity of alleged heroin and hypodermic needles. Whiteman was charged with (1) one misdemeanor count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th and Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument. Whiteman was also arraigned before the Honorable Judge Vercollone of the Town of Southeast Court and remanded to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $750 cash / $1500 bond.
Both subjects have a return court date in the Town of Southeast Court on August 6, 2019.
