Two Yorktown Men Face Drug Charges after Traffic Stop

New York State Police arrested two people in Yorktown on March 7 after troopers stopped a vehicle traveling on State Route 6 with a loud exhaust.

The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old Yorktown man whose name police withheld, was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs, a Misdemeanor. He was additionally charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor, when he was found to possess Alprazolam. The teen is due to appear in the Town of Yorktown Court at a later date and time.

They also charged 21-year-old Vincent A. Poggioreale of Yorktown Heights, New York, for Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the 3rd Degree, a Class E Felony, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor, and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana, a Violation.

Police said Poggioreale, a passenger in the vehicle, was in possession of about eight ounces of marijuana, which they computed in grams; about 60 Alprazolam pills, and marijuana. He was issued appearance tickets directing him to appear before the Town of Yorktown Court on March 17 after he posted $250 station bail.