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Utica Police Arrest Three On Drug Charges

Gino Geruntino — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:07 +0000

An investigation into the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics resulted in the arrest of three men by Utica Police.

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Brooklyn Woman Arrested After Attempting To Sneak Pot Into Marcy Correctional Facility

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:38:24 +0000

A Brooklyn woman is facing two drug charges after attempting to sneak marijuana into the Marcy Correctional Facility.

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Do You Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana?

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:22:34 +0000

Maryland is set to become the nineteenth state to legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes?

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Man Threatening To Kill Himself And His Ex-Wife Holds Police At Bay Before He Is taken Into Custody

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:28:21 +0000

A man threatening to kill himself and his ex-wife held police at bay last night.

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Utica Police Finds Pot Growing Operation While Responding To Lincoln Ave. Fire

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:22:32 +0000

Utica Police were greeted with two situations at one location, when officers responded to the scene of a fire.

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Woman Arrested For Trying To Bring Marijuana Into Mohawk Correctional Facility

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:20:58 +0000

A visit to Rome's Mohawk Correctional Facility landed a Schenectady woman behind bars in the Oneida County Jail, after marijuana was allegedly found in her possession.

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Morrisville Drug Raid Results In One Arrest, Seizure of Cocaine and Marijuana

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:51:08 +0000

A SUNY Morrisville student from Westbury, New York, is in hot water following a raid by Madison County Sheriff's Deputies at his Morrisville apartment.

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Two NYC Women Caught Trying To Sneak Drugs Into Marcy Correctional Facility

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:13:22 +0000

The Oneida County Correctional Facility has two new inmates who started the weekend as visitors to the Marcy Correctional facility.

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Speeding Leads To Arrest On Drug Charges For East Syracuse Man

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:15:59 +0000

Drinking and driving don't mix, nor do drinking and drugging.

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Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:40:39 +0000

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - On Election Day several states voted to make recreational marijuana legal. There are still some restrictions, but by and large folks are able to "light up" in more places than they were before.

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Utica Woman Arrested For Cocaine And Marijuana Possession

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:23:57 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Narcotics Officers have a Utica woman under arrest after searching her home.

The search warrant was obtained after investigators said they believed that cocaine was being sold and distributed from the home

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Man Arrested After Brandishing Gun, Making Threats

WIBX — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:56:06 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - An early morning confrontation landed a Utica man behind bars facing serious time.

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Rome Man Charged With DWI And Drug Possession

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:25:17 +0000

Verona, NY (WIBX) - A Rome man was arrested for drug possession and DWI.

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Local Bath Salts Cases Used To Push New Legislation

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:27:42 +0000

Washington, DC (WIBX) - A bill banning bath salts and twenty-nine other deadly substances is awaiting the President's signature.

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Cuomo Says Republicans To Hash Out Feelings On Marijuana Bill

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:42:36 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - Albany Republicans view marijuana as a gateway drug, so says State Senator John Flanagan, and Governor Cuomo's efforts to decriminalize its possession have failed.

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Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Assembly, Moves To Senate

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:06:01 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - A bill to legalise medicinal marijuana just passed the Assembly and was delivered to the State Senate.

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Should Marijuana Penalties Be Lessened?

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:40:09 +0000

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he wants to lower penalties for those caught with 25 grams or less of marijuana.

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Cuomo Wants To Lower Penalty For Marijuana Possession

Jim Rondenelli — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:26:34 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - Governor Andrew Cuomo says he wants to lower the penalty for those caught in public with small amounts of marijuana.

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Too Tired To Drive And Lucky To Be Alive

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:17:08 +0000

Webb, NY (WIBX) - A 21-year old was too tired to drive and is now lucky to be alive.

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Use of Dangerous Synthetic Marijuana Growing — How Concerned Should You Be?

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:08:16 +0000

Synthetic marijuana use is on the rise and it’s got anti-drug activists and the legalization movement concerned. Health experts claim fake pot is a chemical cocktail that produces a similar — and legal — high, but is far more dangerous than the real thing.

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