Crime & Safety
Cops: Yorktown Man, 19, Found with 'Molly' Drug and Alcohol
Police said the Mercy College student and Yorktown Heights resident was found with the street drug and some alcohol during Ferry Festa.
Written by Sarah Studley:
A Yorktown Heights man was arrested during Ferry Festa last weekend at about 2:10 p.m. after officers observed him remove an item from his backpack and hide it in the front of his pants, Dobbs Ferry police said.
Police said the 19-year-old man, a Mercy College student, initially refused to turn over the item, but eventually gave police a clear plastic bag with seven more clear plastic bags containing "a white rocky substance" believed to be MDMA drug known as "Molly."
Nicholas J. Caruso also had a box of Bud Light beers in his backpack and a small bottle of Ciroc vodka, police said.
He was arrested at the scene, charged with D Felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree and a violation for possessing alcohol under the age of 21.
He was arraigned and later released on $7,500 bail with a returnable court date.
Note: Arrests do not indicate convictions.
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