Crime & Safety
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest In Yorktown
Police pulled the man over because of a broken window that distorted visibility.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown man was arrested for drug possession after initially being stopped for driving a car with broken glass that distorted visibility. Yorktown police said Micheal Freal, 33, of Yorktown, was charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and visibility distorted broken glass and unlicensed operation, violations.
Police said, around 7:14 p.m. Oct. 20, a traffic stop was conducted on Route 6 at the Taconic State Parkway for a vehicle with visibility distorted broken glass.
Freal was driving while his privilege to do so was revoked, officers said.
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Further investigation and a search of his vehicle by a canine officer found Freal was in possession of cocaine and heroin.
He was taken to the Yorktown Police Department for processing.
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Freal was issued an appearance ticket, three traffic summonses and release on $250 bail
He is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Nov. 27.
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