Crime & Safety
Connecticut Man Arrested After Troopers Find Cocaine In The Audi: NYSP
He was arraigned in the Town of Southeast Court and released on his own recognizance, according to New York State Police.
SOUTHEAST, NY — An early morning traffic stop led to a felony drug bust, according to state troopers.
New York State Police say that on June 15, around 3:27 a.m., troopers from Brewster conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 Audi traveling west on Danbury Road, in the Town of Southeast, for several traffic violations.
The driver and only occupant of the vehicle, identified as 42-year-old Jose A. Gonzalez, of Brookfield, Connecticut, showed signs of impairment. He was administered standardized field sobriety tests, which he then failed, according to police.
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After a probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted, troopers found around 12.2 grams of cocaine.
Gonzalez was arrested and charged with felony fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug, misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs (first offense).
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He was arraigned in the Town of Southeast Court and released on his own recognizance. Gonzalez is scheduled to appear in court on July 8.
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