Dealer Throws Pillow Case Of Heroin Out Window: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — Police arrested a 65-year-old Hamden man on charges that he was selling heroin out of a Shepard Street residence. On Dec. 7, members of the Hamden Police Department Street Interdiction Team, Patrol Division and Emergency Services Unit executed a search and seizure warrant at 129 Shepard Street, according to Capt. Ronald Smith. The search-and-seizure warrant was the result of a month-long drug investigation, Smith said.

During the search of the residence, officers saw Samuel Mcelveen throw a pillow case out of the window. The pillow case contained 123 wax folds of heroin, weighing 30.5 grams, according to Smith. Mcelveen was promptly arrested and transported to police headquarters.

Mcelveen, of 129 Shepard Street, was arrested on charges of sale of narcotics and possession of narcotics with the intent to sell. Mcelveen, who was detained on a $100,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Dec. 21.

Pictured: Samuel Mcelveen, 65, of Hamden / via the Hamden Police Department