Crime & Safety
Drug Dealer Connected To 3 Overdoses Arrested: Nassau PD
Police say he is directly linked to the overdoses of three men in their twenties.
An alleged drug dealer connected to the overdoses of three individuals in the Bethpage, Hicksville and Wantagh areas was arrested on Wednesday night, police say.
According to authorities, 23-year-old Bethpage resident Shane Lackey was found to be directly linked to the overdoses of a 26-year-old man from Hicksville and two men, ages 22 and 26, from Bethpage.
Lackey was arrested at 11:30 p.m. in Bethpage following an extensive investigation.
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He was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.
He will be arraigned on Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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