Crime & Safety
Scarsdale Man Arrested On Drug Charges
Excerpts from the Scarsdale Police Log. The following information was supplied by the Scarsdale Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
arrested a 24-year-old Scarsdale man on September 10 on several drug charges.
Police arrested Thomas R. Grimaldi on charges of DWAI, combined influence of drugs or alcohol; unlawful possession of marijuana; and criminal possession of a controlled substance-fifth, Ketamine 100 milligrams, according to SPD.
Police pulled the driver over at a safety checkpoint at Garth and Popham roads. After the vehicle was stopped "a strong odor of marijuana emanated from inside the vehicle," the SPD report stated.
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"Police found a a small glass vial containing a white powdery substance which the defendant identified as ketamine," according to the report.
SPD also found a glass pipe with a small amount of a green, leafy substance, which tested positive for marijuana, according to the SPD report.
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Grimaldi was released on personal recognizance and scheduled to appear in Scarsdale Village Court on Sept. 12.
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