Police Blotter

FUGITIVE

State Police are currently trying to locate the pictured individual, 27-year-old George E. Hendricks, who is a fugitive from justice from Manatee County, Florida.

On June 23, 2014, the State Police in Dannemora developed information that a possible wanted individual was residing in the Lyon Mountain area. Troopers confirmed the information with the Manatee County Sheriffs Department in Florida.

Troopers soon spotted Hendricks as a passenger in a car and attempted to initiate a vehicle and traffic stop. As the car pulled over, Hendricks jumped out and fled into the woods off of Standish Road.

A perimeter was established and State Police Aviation, Special Operations Response Team (SORT), and K-9 units responded. The search for Hendricks is still underway.

Hendricks is 5'09", 160 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of this individual, should contact the NEW YORK STATE POLICE at (518) 563-3761.

CANADA DAY TRAFFIC PLAN

Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Community Police Service would like to advise the residents of our community of the upcoming traffic detours as a result of the Canada Day celebrations. These detours are necessary in order to ensure the safety of the pedestrians attending and leaving the event.  These detours will reduce the interaction between vehicles and pedestrians and therefore reduce the risk or injuries to anyone.  Several police officers will assist in redirecting traffic in order to improve the flow of traffic at the end of the event.

The following detours will be implemented at 9:45 p.m.;

• Eastbound traffic on Water Street West will be re-directed northbound on York Street.

• Southbound traffic on Augustus Street will be re-directed westbound on Water Street West.

• Southbound traffic on Pitt Street will re-directed westbound on Water Street.

• Northbound traffic from the Civic Complex will be able to continue north or turn right and go east. No left turn onto Water Street East.

• Southbound traffic from the Cornwall Square will not be permitted.

• Westbound traffic on Water Street East will be re-directed north on Sydney Street.

• Westbound traffic on Water Street East will be re-directed northbound on Adolphus Street.

Please be reminded that parking restrictions will be enforced in order to ensure that emergency services have access to the site at all times in the event of an emergency.  All vehicles found in contravention of the parking by-law, will be subject to fines and towing at the owner's expense.

CONSPIRACY TO

DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA

By Andy Gardner

On Friday, June 20, a Canadian man admitted in federal court that he conspired with others to smuggle marijuana from the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation to Brooklyn.

Derrick Martin, age and address not available, also known as Darrick Martin, pleaded to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. He could receive a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

Martin, who worked as a marijuana runner, was charged stemming from a 2007 incident.

On June 17 of that year, Martin made a run from Akwesasne to Brooklyn to Washington D.C. where, he admitted in court, he delivered between 88 and 132 pounds of pot.

He was paid $500 for gas, food and lodging before making the transport. He picked up a car on the reservation that had a push-to-talk cell phone in it, which he used to get directions. He went from a hotel to Brooklyn to deliver the cannabis and received $40,000 payment.

He then wired $5,000 of that to another person and drove to Washington, D.C. to pick up a parcel, which he was to return to Akwesasne. When he returned, he was stopped by police, who, using a drug detection dog, found $178,000 in the car.

A sentencing date has not been set.