NEW ALBANY — A 20-year-old Jeffersonville man and 16-year-old girl were arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly dealing Ecstasy.
The two were arrested on the 2700 block of Paoli Pike just before 6 p.m. following an investigation by the New Albany Police Department’s FLEX unit, according to a NAPD news release.
Tavon Jamal Hyman, of the 1300 block of Gail Drive in Jeffersonville, was charged with dealing in a schedule controlled substance, a class B felony, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class C felony.
The juvenile female was preliminarily charged with dealing in a schedule controlled substance, a class B felony, and possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor.
A third person was interviewed at the scene of the arrest but was released pending further investigation.
The investigation involved the drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, also known by the street name “ecstasy.”
Hyman was transported to the Floyd County Jail, and the juvenile was taken to the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center.
NAPD searching for man who stole cash register drawer
Police are searching for a suspect that reportedly stole a cash register drawer from a New Albany convenience store, according to an NAPD news release.
A 28-year-old woman on duty at the Circle K Food Mart in the 600 block of West Main Street reported at about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday that a customer she was serving grabbed the drawer when she opened the register to ring up a pack of gum for the man.
There was an undetermined amount of money in the drawer.
The clerk described the customer as a black man in his late 30s or early 40s, between 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 10 inches tall. She said he was almost bald and was wearing blue jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the NAPD crime tip line at 812-948-NAPD.
Convicted sex offender arrested after failing to appear
A Jeffersonville man convicted in Floyd County in 2008 of failing to register as a sex offender was arrested Tuesday for allegedly not paying delinquent probationer’s fees or reporting to his probation officer. According to court records, he then did not show up for a hearing on those charges.
A warrant was issued for 32-year-old Steven W. Dujardin when he failed to show up at a hearing on Feb. 22.
In December 2008, he was sentenced to 10 months and 20 days in jail and 13 months and 10 days of probation for failing to register and a felony theft charge. His probation could be revoked as a result of his probation violation. He was convicted of sexual battery in 2000.
