Pine City Man Arrested On Drug Charges In Steuben County

[TTL News 308]

A Pine City man is facing multiple charges after being arrested in Canister on Thursday. 

According to Canisteo Police Department, 24 year old Zachary T. Savage of Pine City was arrested after a traffic stop in the village of Canisteo. Police say this arrest comes after an ongoing investigation between Canisteo Police and New York State Police in which Savage was suspected of providing drugs to the area. 

When police tried to pull Savage over, he got out of the vehicle and tried to flee, as well as allegedly attempted to dispose of an amount of narcotics. However he was quickly apprehended in a nearby back yard. When police took him into custody, they say Savage was uncooperative and was found to be in possession of crack cocaine and methamphetamine as well as a large amount of money. 

Savage was arrested and taken to the Steuben County Jail, where law enforcement learned he was on felony probation prior to this incident. 

Savage was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd, Resisting Arrest and Tampering With Physical Evidence. 

Canisteo Police were assisted by the New York State Police Department, Steuben County Sheriff's Department, and Canisteo Ambulance. Canisteo Police Chief Amidon reminded residents of the village that the department is working hard to keep drugs out of the community and will continue to investigate and arrest those found to be selling narcotics in the community.