Crime & Safety

Cops: Yorktown Man and Woman Arrested for Possession of Heroin

Two Yorktown residents are due in court next week to answer drug possession charges, police said. 

Police stopped their vehicle on Route 6 for a New York State vehicle and traffic law violation on May 10. That's when police revealed John Boggia, 25, of Yorktown Heights; and Elaine Curry, 24, of Shrub Oak, were in possession of heroin. 

Boggia and Curry were charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. 

They were processed, released and scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court on June 13. 

Editor's Note: The information was provided by the Yorktown Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. 

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