Legislator looks to ban synthetic marijuana

Synthetic marijuana, or K-2, has become an epidemic in the Hudson Valley and that’s prompting a Westchester County legislator to take action. David Tubiolo is proposing a bill that would ban the sale of the substance, which is legal when sold online and at some gas stations.

Former Westchester Police Officer Back In Court For Quadruple Homicide

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Briarcliff Manor police officer turned alleged drug conspirator was back in federal court on Thursday after being arrested and charged with quadruple homicide. Last month, United States Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara announced that the 49-year-old Tartaglione had been charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown in Orange County.