THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, September 12, 1995 TAG: 9509120249
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JON FRANK, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Medium: 80 lines
Police have put a dent in the illegal street sale of drugs by arresting 24 people, including four juveniles, on charges of selling and distributing cocaine.
The arrests were made at a variety of locations in the city over the weekend. Several of the suspects were already in custody at the Portsmouth City Jail. One is a resident of Suffolk and another is a resident of Chesapeake. The rest are Portsmouth residents.
An additional 17 adults and six more juveniles were being sought on Monday, said G.A. Brown, Portsmouth police spokesman.
The suspects were all named Thursday in grand jury indictments. The charges stemmed from an investigation started in March by the police and the Norfolk office of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
As well, the York County sheriff's office provided surveillance equipment that greatly helped the investigation, Brown said. THE SUSPECTS
Police said these people were arrested:
Harvey Lassiter, 2900 block of Elm Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
James Riddick, 1700 block of Maple Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at Duke and Prentis.
Gary Majette, 39, 1600 block of Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk. Sale of cocaine. Already in Portsmouth City Jail.
Arcelius Ward, 28, 900 block of Hancock Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at the Quick Stop, 2601 Columbus Ave.
Tommy Thurber, 19, 1600 block of Charleston Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Shonta Moore, 23, 900 block of Crawford Parkway. Sale of cocaine. Already in the Portsmouth City Jail.
Michael Copeland, 28, 2600 block of Roanoke Ave. Sale of cocaine. Already in Portsmouth City Jail.
Alton Wadell, 20, 2300 block of Atlanta Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Reaschell Mabry, 30, 2000 block of Chestnut St. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Telly Glover, 21, 1700 block of County St. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Curtis Cook, 32, 500 block of Normandy St. Sale of cocaine. Turned himself in at headquarters.
Mario Drew, 29, 800 block of Hancock St. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Antoine Tillet, 21, 1900 block of Elm Ave. Two counts of sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Nathaniel Herbert, 23, 1000 block of South St. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at his home.
Jerrod Waters, 20, first block of Welcome Court. Sale of cocaine. Already in Portsmouth City Jail.
Dennis Cooke, 21, first block of Shelby St. Three counts of sale of cocaine. Arrested at his home.
Darrell Carraway, 24, 200 block of Maryland Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at his home.
Derrick Jones, 23, 2600 block of High St. Two counts of sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
Coulneal Lasco, 19, 200 block of Hatton St. Two counts of sale of cocaine. Arrested at his home.
Forrest Reid, 23, 1300 block of Green St. Sale of cocaine.
The four juveniles:
A 17-year-old male. 200 block of Quantico St. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
An 18-year-old male. 3400 block of Brandywine Drive, Chesapeake. Conspiracy to sell cocaine. Arrested in the 2100 block of Elm Ave.
A 17-year-old male. 1500 block of Prentis Ave. Sale of cocaine and conspiracy to sell cocaine. Arrested at home.
A 16-year-old male. 1500 block of Prentis Ave. Sale of cocaine. Arrested at home.
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