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On Thursday, June 22nd, around 12:50 p.m., Officer Eiffe and numerous Special Investigation Division Detectives were conducting a detail designed to target illegal narcotics activity when they received a report of an individual who may be in possession of illegal narcotics, along with a handgun. Detectives observed the suspect, 40-year-old Raymond Rivera, outside of his vehicle on Fabius Street. Rivera got in his vehicle, and Officers followed before initiating a traffic stop as the vehicle turned onto Shonnard Street. Initially, Rivera stopped his vehicle, but once Officers exited their patrol vehicle, Rivera sped off and attempted to flee. Rivera led Officers on a chase throughout the City for 11 minutes, losing two of his tires as he continued to drive recklessly, disregarding stop signs and traffic signals in and out of school zones. Eventually, Rivera's vehicle broke down in the 700 block of Otisco Street. After an arrest team stepped in, Rivera was taken into custody. When Officers searched Rivera's vehicle, they found three cellphones, a 9mm magazine, loaded with three bullets, and a blue and yellow Nautica duffle bag, which contained approximately 19,250 individual doses of heroin packaged in sections of 50, commonly referred to as a brick. Each section was wrapped in white or blue paper. Officers also found 4.1 grams of cocaine in a clear, knotted plastic baggie, and $828 dollars in cash. ​Rivera is charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell in the Third Degree, one count of Criminal Possession of Narcotics in the Fourth Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, one count of Resisting Arrest, one count of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree and one count of Fleeing an Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree. Rivera was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pain before being lodged in the Onondaga County Justice Center. We would like to thank our Officers and Detectives who helped to bring this dangerous chase to a safe conclusion. They were able to arrest the suspect, and save dozens of lives by getting a mass amount of illegal drugs off of the streets of Syracuse. sources: Syracuse Police

On June 30, 2023, at 10:50 a.m., State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 29 and State Route 170A in the town of Salisbury, Herkimer County. A 2016 Nissan, operated by Victor C. Cortes, age 43, from Watervliet, NY, was traveling north on State Route 170A when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with State Route 29 and struck a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, operated by Matthew J. May, age 33 from Newport, NY on the passenger’s side. Cortes was transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Utica and was listed in stable condition. May was transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for evaluation. The investigation is continuing. State Police were assisted at the scene by Dolgeville Police, MOVAC, and the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Calvin Bautista, age 37, of Richmond Hill, New York, pled guilty today to smuggling three Burmese pythons into the United States at the Champlain Port of Entry. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Ryan Noel, Regional Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, made the announcement. Bautista admitted that on July 15, 2018, he smuggled the three snakes in his pants as he rode on a bus that crossed the U.S.-Canadian border at the Champlain Port of Entry. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers discovered the snakes while reviewing Bautista’s passport and conducting a border search. The young adult snakes were in bags attached to Bautista’s pants near his inner thigh. Bautista did not obtain the permits required to import these snakes. As their name suggests, Burmese pythons are not native to North America and are an invasive species. Sentencing is scheduled for October 26, 2023, before Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn. Bautista faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and CBP investigated this case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander P. Wentworth-Ping is prosecuting this case. https://www.cnyonline.org