Anthony Albert of Cheektowaga arrested for marijuana growing operation

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A Cheektowaga man was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Friday, May 6 after complaints from neighbors led to a police surveillance of the area.

Cheektowaga Police were watching the residence of a man living on Pleasant Parkway, after a multitude of residents in the neighborhood had complained of an increase in vehicle traffic and a pickup truck with a loud muffler frequenting the house in the very early morning hours.

Cheektowaga Police Officers, Michael Menth and Jeff Scaglione, observed a pickup truck with a loud muffler and subsequently saw a drug deal occur between the occupants of the vehicle and a resident on Pleasant Parkway.

The officers prevented the truck from moving and had to chase down male resident, Anthony Albert, 35, of 47 Pleasant Parkway.

Officers found cocaine on the individuals in the truck and the money used in the transaction with Albert.

Albert was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
The truck occupants included Thomas Farruggio, 42, of Wayside Drive in Depew, Amy Farruggio, 35, of Benz Drive in Cheektowaga and David Torgalski, 42, of Gold Street in Buffalo.

They were arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the house at 47 Pleasant Parkway from Judge Thomas Kolbert.

Upon serving the warrant, the officers found crack cocaine and an indoor marijuana growing operating consisting of more than 30 marijuana plants.

Albert was additionally charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, third degree; criminal possession of marijuana, second degree; criminal use of drug paraphernalia, second degree; and unlawful growing of Cannabis.

Judge Kolbert arraigned Albert. His bail was set at $10.000 cash and $25,000 bond.

He was the sent to the Erie County Holding Center.

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