Troop F CSU Arrest a Bronx Man with a Stolen Vehicle and Multiple Controlled Substances on I-87 in New Paltz

On September 29, 2025, at approximately 11:11 a.m., a member of the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) observed a 2025 Nissan traveling northbound on Interstate 87 in the town of , in violation of multiple New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws.

Troopers initiated a traffic stop and interviewed the driver and sole occupant, identified as Robert Brown, age 39, of the Bronx, NY. During the course of the investigation, members of the CSU became aware that Brown was operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s license and that the 2025 Nissan had been reported stolen.

Brown was taken into custody without incident. A search of his person, conducted pursuant to arrest, yielded the following:

               •              Approximately 101 grams of cocaine

               •              Approximately 38 grams of MDMA

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed:

               •              Approximately 2.89 grams of fentanyl

Brown was transported to State Police Highland for processing and was charged with the following:

               •              Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Degree (Hallucinogen), Class A-II Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree (Intent to Sell), Class B Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree (Prior Conviction), Class B Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (Narcotic), Class B Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3rd Degree, Class D Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 4th Degree, Class E Felony

               •              Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree, Class A Misdemeanor

               •              Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia 2nd Degree (Dilutants), Class A Misdemeanor

               •              Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia 2nd Degree (Packaging Materials), Class A Misdemeanor

               •              Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia 2nd Degree (Scales), Class A Misdemeanor

               •              Multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations

Brown was transported to Ulster County Jail for Centralized Arraignment and was remanded without bail. He is scheduled to appear in Town of New Paltz Court on October 1, 2025.