Town of Lloyd police have charged a woman for having a large amount of heroin.

On Friday, May 29, Rebecca Dieterich of Dover was arrested and charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree and felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell after being found in possession of over 100 decks of heroin, according to Town of Lloyd police.

She was also wanted on a bench warrant for Petit Larceny from the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department.

Dieterich was arraigned before Town of Lloyd Judge Rizzo and remanded to the Ulster County Jail on $10,000 cash bail, $20,000 insurance bond and is due back in the Town of Lloyd Court on June 03, 2015.

The Hudson Valley’s problems with heroin have become big news over the past year or so, with major news outlets documenting not only the phenomenon of the sudden influx of drugs in the community but also the devastating effects they’ve had.

A USA Today profile on heroin use in the Hudson Valley can be found here, while FiOS1 has an article here.

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