UTICA, NY – A joint operation between officers of the Crime Prevention Unit and deputies from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of two individuals on Monday, at approximately 11:45 PM. The officers noticed a stolen vehicle parked on the 1400 block of Kemble St, occupied by several people.
The driver, Darryl Mason, 35, of Utica, was taken into custody without incident. Another male passenger was caught attempting to conceal and destroy what appeared to be crack cocaine. The contraband was recovered, and the passenger was placed under arrest.
Both men were transported to the Utica Police Department and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in both the third and seventh degrees.