Felony DWI
Norman Reis, 59, of Poughkeepsie was arrested at 12:40 a.m. recently on North Highland Avenue and charged with felony DWI.
From a previous DWI conviction, Reis had been required to drive with an "interlock device" as part of his probation, Ossining Police Lt. William Sullivan said. The device works like a breathalyzer, requiring the driver blow into it and test below a certain blood alcohol before allowing the engine to start.
But in early June, Ossining police found Reis driving without the device, "a Federal offense," said Sullivan. He was taken to Westchester County Jail.
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
A 48-year-old Ossining man was charged in early June with criminal possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, and several other misdemeanor charges.
Lt. Sullivan said police attempted to pull over the man, who they knew was driving with a suspended license. The man apparently refused to pull over and ran several red lights as police pursued him.
Finally, police were able to stop the man on Montgomery Street, where they found a small amount of crack cocaine and PCP in his car, Sullivan said.
The man refused to open the door at first, then he refused to get out, Sullivan said, so police had to remove him from the car.
Police sent him to Westchester County Jail without bail on misdemeanor charges of:
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- resisting arrest,
- unlawful fleeing from police in a car,
- and operating vehicle with a suspended license.
Briarcliff Manor Police stopped a vehicle traveling north on Route 9 and arrested the driver, a 21-year-old Ossining resident, on June 15 around 8 p.m. for allegedly driving a vehicle with a suspended registration.
A records check also revealed the man had 10 suspensions on his license, according to police. The vehicle was impounded and the man was processed and released on $200 bail with a court date.
Note: Arrests do not indicate convictions.
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