Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest: Nassau Police

Nassau County police arrested a Hempstead man on drug charges after he fled from a routine traffic stop on Thursday night.

According to police, officers pulled over a car near 65 Main St. in Hempstead around 9:30 p.m. As they approached, police say the officers saw the passenger, Christopher Wright, 31, of Terrace Avenue, place a clear plastic bag on the floor of the car. Police say the officers asked him to get out of the car, and when he did, Wright tried to run away. Police caught up with him, they say, and he continued to resist arrest for several minutes until he was finally placed into custody.

Police say the bag Wright tried to hid contained three large pieces of crack cocaine and thirty decks of heroin.

Wright is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and an unrelated warrant for fourth-degree criminal mischief. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.

The driver of the car was issued two traffic tickets and was released.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department