Crime & Safety

Pleasantville Woman Accused of Selling Heroin

Peeskill police arrested the village woman after a year-long investigation.

A year-long investigation led to the arrest of Pleasantville resident Deborah Downs last week, the Peekskill Police Department reported.

According to police records, the 42-year-old was investigated after a lengthy heroin sale investigation.

Police Officer John Merritt took Downs into custody on Nelson Avenue on Thursday, March 21, records show.

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Downs is charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and two counts Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. 

Following her arrest in Peekskill, police reported Downs was held for arraignment.

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According to Westchester jail records, there is no bail set for Downs. She is next due in court on July 11.

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Note: Arrests do not indicate convictions.

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