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Four busted for drug sales in Port Jervis
By Sharon E. Siegel
Jun 19, 2009, 12:12 PST

THE PORT JERVIS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DRUG TASK FORCE ARRESTED FOUR INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF 43 FOWLER STREET IN PORT JERVIS. THE ARRESTS ARE PART OF AN ON-GOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALES OF NARCOTICS IN THE CITY OF PORT JERVIS.

JEANNE PECORARO, AGE 45, OF 43 FOWLER STREET, PORT JERVIS, WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND THREE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE, ALL CLASS B FELONIES, AND ONE COUNT EACH OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE FIFTH DEGREE AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE FIFTH DEGREE, CLASS D FELONIES. POLICE ALLEGE THAT ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS, PECORARO SOLD PRESCRIPTION NARCOTIC MEDICATIONS AND HEROIN TO AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER.

Jeanne M. Pecoraro

BENJAMIN TAYLOR, AGE 58, OF 43 FOWLER STREET, PORT JERVIS, WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE, ALL CLASS B FELONIES. POLICE ALLEGE THAT TAYLOR SOLD HEROIN TO AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

Benjamin T. Taylor

AMANDA WEBBER, AGE 23, OF 11 BARCELOW STREET, PORT JERVIS, WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND ONE COUNT OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE, BOTH CLASS B FELONIES. POLICE ALLEGE WEBBER HAD SOLD HEROIN TO AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER. SHE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH AN ADDITIONAL COUNT OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE SEVENTH DEGREE, A MISDEMEANOR, FOR POSSESSION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF HEROIN AT THE TIME OF HER ARREST.

Amanda M. Webber

TOMMY ALIES, AGE 21, OF 31 BUSHNESS AVENUE, MONTICELLO, NY, WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A COTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE, A CLASS B FELONY, AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE, A CLASS C FELONY. ALIES WAS IN POSSESSION OF 97 INDIVIDUAL DECKS OF HEROIN AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST AND POLICE CONSIDER HIM A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR OF HEROIN IN THE CITY OF PORT JERVIS. THE STREET VALUE OF THE HEROIN SEIZED IS APPROXIMATELY $2000. POLICE ALSO SEIZED U.S. CURRENCY AND A 1995 CHEVY CAVALIER MOTOR VEHICLE FROM ALIES.

Tommy Alies

THE FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE HONORABLE MATTHEW WITHEROW, CITY COURT JUDGE. PECORARO, WEBBER AND TAYLOR WERE REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON $25,000 CASH/$75,000 BOND. ALIES WAS REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON $75,000 CASH/$150,000 BOND.