Olean drug bust yields nine arrests - Olean Times Herald

OLEAN — Olean Police made nine drug-related arrests late Friday evening following the execution of a search warrant at 2201?2 N. Seventh Street in the city.

Members of the Olean Police Department Criminal Division entered the residence of David A. Foster, 56, at 10:30 p.m. Authorities allege they confiscated heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, hypodermic needles and cash. Reports stated Foster and another individual at the residence allegedly possessed quantities of crack cocaine with a street value in excess of $6,000.

Capt. Robert Blovsky of the Olean Police Department reported Saturday afternoon all parties were arrested "without incident."

Foster was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; unlawful possession of marijuana; and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

Authorities alleged Foster was in possession of 29 individually packaged wax bags of heroin with an aggregate weight of 5.5 grams, a street value of roughly $900; 128 bags of crack cocaine — weighing 18.5 grams — a value of $6,400; two 7.5-milligram hydrocodone pills and three plastic bags with a known quantity of marijuana.

A violation of parole warrant has been filed against Foster, and he was held without bail.

Police also charged:

® Shawne Breedy, 37, of 28 Grossman St., Rochester — felony third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Breedy allegedly possessed 128 bags of crack cocaine. He was held for arraignment, and bail was set at $10,000;

® James Earl Pittman, 42, of 1208 Reed St., Olean — two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Authorities allege Pittman possessed two 5-milligram hydrocodone pills and five small bags of crack cocaine. Bail was set at $1,000;

® Jenna Shoup, 22, of 1487 School St., Hinsdale — seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. Police allege Shoup possessed one 5-milligram oxycodone pill and three hypodermic syringes. She was held in lieu of $1,000 bail;

® David Henry, 25, of 14 Alexander St., Rochester — unlawful possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Reports stated Henry allegedly possessed a known quantity of marijuana. He posted $500 cash bail and is due to appear in City of Olean Court on Feb. 19;

® Shyanne L. Calcari, 30, of 7240 Mount Monroe Road, Cuba — seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police allege Calcari possessed crack cocaine in a metal container. She posted $500 cash bail and also is slated to appear in court Feb. 19;

® Sean Galmer, 23, of 209 S. Second St., Olean — seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Galmer allegedly possessed two sandwich bags containing marijuana and a straw with hydrocodone residue. He was held in lieu of  $1,000 bail;

® Timothy Irvin, 37, of 350 Front St., apt. 509, Olean — seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Irvin allegedly had one bag of marijuana in his possession. He is to appear in court Feb. 19;

® Rachael Slawiak, 22, of 4 Wellington Drive, Portville — unlawful possession of marijuana. Authorities allege Slawiak possessed two small bags of marijuana. She is to appear in City of Olean Court on Feb. 12.

Reports didn't indicate court dates for some of the arrested individuals.

"They all were there doing and buying drugs," Capt. Blovsky alleged. "It looked like they were all (Foster's) customers."

He said Foster was the "main target" of the search warrant, adding that his residence is a "place where drugs are sold and they can do their drugs there, too."

"All of them were just there doing drugs, basically," he continued. "There was definitely a lot of drugs being sold out of (that residence)."

Capt. Blovsky further alleged that each arrested individual possessed the drugs and paraphernalia on their person or in their personal property at the scene.

But he didn't offer comment on their physical conditions at the time of arrest.

"It's hard for us to say (if they were using the drugs that night)," Capt. Blovsky said. "We just arrested them for their possessions. (They) had small quantities for personal use."

(Contact reporter Kelsey M. Boudin at kboudin@oleantimesherald.com. Follow him on Twitter @KelseyMBoudin)