Crime & Safety
Police: Man Caught Using Cocaine in WP Bar
The following arrest information was provided by the White Plains Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.
Police checking in on a White Plains bar early Sunday morning caught a man using cocaine in a bathroom, according to an arrest report.
Joseph Cipriano, 26, of 118 Ridgeway Ave., White Plains, was arrested at about 1:37 a.m. in Black Bear Saloon on Mamaroneck Ave. Police say Cipriano was acting suspiciously in a bathroom stall inside the bar. The White Plains man could be heard sniffing something in the stall, which police believe was consistent with using cocaine, according to an arrest report.
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Police asked Cipriano if he was carrying any drugs and he handed over a cigarette box containing about 700 milligrams of cocaine, according to an arrest report. He was arrested at the scene.
Cipriano was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and released on $100 bail.
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