CRACKDOWN Cops saturate hot spots, make six drug arrests

Police were called to a disturbance at a motorcycle rally.
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- About 20 law enforcement officers converged on the city Saturday night to hit hot spots in a "saturation" patrol.
New Castle Police Chief Tom Sansone said there were six arrests on drug charges, seven traffic citations, 14 written warnings for vehicle violations, two arrests on charges of driving under the influence, one underage drinking citation and one bench warrant served.
Officers from New Castle, Pennsylvania State Police and Lawrence County Sheriff's office were involved. They included a state police helicopter and three canine officers.
Sansone said overall they found 89 rocks of suspected crack cocaine, a small amount of marijuana and $677.
The chief said drug arrests were made at Crestview Gardens, a low-income housing project off Cascade Street.
From Detroit
Three of the six arrested were from Detroit, including a 15-year-old juvenile.
"That is one of the things we have been concerned about. They are coming from Detroit and have no identification. Their ages are scary, some are 15 years old, 17 years old, maybe," he said.
Police reports showed that crack cocaine and ammunition were found on those arrested.
Joshua Lovely, 21, and Kevin Durrell Allen, 18, both of Detroit, were each charged with drug possession and possession with the intent to deliver. Both were in jail this morning after failing to make $50,000 bond.
A 15-year-old arrested with them was placed in the Krause Youth Shelter and is facing juvenile court charges. The names of the three others arrested were not available this morning.
Sansone said they used the state police helicopter to track suspects.
The patrols started around 8 p.m. Saturday and continued to 4 a.m. Sunday.
As officers were preparing, they were called to Cooper's Lake in Butler County to assist the Pennsylvania State Police with a disturbance at Thunder in the Cascades, an annual motorcycle rally. Sansone said private security was able to handle the matter before they arrived.
The police chief said residents got involved once they started seeing police cars and the helicopter by calling in and telling police where people were running and hiding.
"It turned out well. We plan on doing it again in the near future," he said.