Erskine
White
POUGHKEEPSIE – The Poughkeepsie City Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit Wednesday arrested two people on felony charges of criminal possession of marijuana.
Officers executed a search warrant at 15 North Hamilton Street following an investigation into marijuana distribution there based on several complaints from neighbors. Confiscated were 15 ounces of marijuana and over $2,250 in cash.
Jamiel Erskine, 28, and Tanya White, 39, both of 15 North Hamilton, were taken into custody on the drug charges. Erskine was also charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon.
Residents with information about drug dealing or suspicious activity
in their neighborhood are encouraged to contact the Poughkeepsie City
Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit at 845-451-4060.
