Dunkirk cops make Fourth of July drug arrest
Dunkirk police didn’t have to travel far for an Independence Day drug arrest: The incident literally started on their doorstep.
Around 7:56 p.m., when police were focused on managing the throngs of people arriving for the fireworks display, officers got called to their Fourth Street headquarters for a domestic dispute going on outside. When officers arrived, a male subject fled on foot, but was taken into custody after a brief pursuit.
The man, Brandon White, 43, of Buffalo, had a baggie containing 4.2 grams of cocaine, Dunkirk police allege. White was also wanted on a parole warrant by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.
White was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration. He was then handed over to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office on his warrant.