Man Driving Stolen Car Caught With Cocaine, Pot In Nyack

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A man pulled over in Nyack for driving a stolen car is behind bars facing additional charges after Orangetown Police said they found him to be in possession of cocaine and marijuana.

Athanasios Vasiliou
Photo Credit: *Orangetown Police*

Daily Voice

09/23/2017 2:20 p.m.

Police said they observed the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of New York City, traveling west on Main Street at about 10:10 p.m. Thursday.

After conducting the traffic stop, police said 45-year-old Athanasios Vasiliou of Hicksville in Nassau County was found to be in possession both cocaine and marijuana.

Vasiliou was charged with possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, and unlaw possession of marijuana, a violation.

He was remanded to Rockland County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.

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