Trio Arrested Following 6-Month Heroin Probe in Lewisboro

Two South Salem residents, and one North Salem man, were arrested on felony narcotics charges earlier this month in Lewisboro following a six-month investigation into alleged heroin dealing, according to Westchester County police.

Arrested were Brendan Lynch, 31, of Twin Lakes Road, South Salem, who was arrested June 1; Kristina Stenger, 26, of Upland Court, South Salem, who was arrested June 17; and Douglas Marschner, 30, of Raymond Road, North Salem, who was arrested June 23.

All three suspects were charged with felony Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, according to police.

The arrests were part of a joint investigation by the county’s Department of Public Safety and the Lewisboro Police Department; the three are alleged to have sold heroin to undercover officers in Lewisboro.

The joint investigation began after Lewisboro Police Officer David Alfano “developed information about heroin sales occurring in the town. Undercover officers from the county police Narcotics Unit were subsequently able to make purchases of heroin, leading to the arrests of three suspects,” according to county police.

Public Safety Commissioner George N. Longworth noted that the Lewisboro Police Department and the county police have conducted other successful joint narcotics investigations in the past.

“I am grateful to Chief [Frank] Secret and the Lewisboro Police Department for being a partner in combatting the scourge of heroin in our communities,” said Longworth in a statement.