ROCKLAND — A woman who was arrested by Rockland Police on Nov. 16 for allegedly possessing a supply of 94 Oxycodone tablets in a posted Drug Free Zone, remains in jail on $5,000 cash bail.

Emily Vitale, 19, of Rockland, made her initial court appearance in Knox County Unified Court Nov. 17. She was charged with aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs and probation violation. 

According to the affidavit filed in court, Rockland Police Sergeant Andrew Redden and Officer Michael Rolerson were on patrol on Nov. 16 at approximately 1 a.m. when they observed a vehicle parked on the Rockland Public Landing, behind the Rockland Harbor Masters Office. The officers parked their police cruiser some distance away and approached the vehicle on foot.

As they got close to the vehicle, the officers observed that it was occupied by two males and a female. The officers reported that they detected the odor of burnt marijuana. The officers made contact with the occupants of the vehicle and through the course of their investigation determined that the female, Vitale, was currently on probation.  

Police noted in their report that Vitale had bloodshot and glassy eyes. They searched her purse and found 94 Oxycodone pills in a container along with marijuana and cut straws to snort the Oxycodone, according to the court document. Police confirmed that Vitale did not have a prescription for the pills.

Vitale told police that she had purchased the pills for $3500 in cash from a man in New Hampshire. She said that she pays roughly $35 for the pills. 

Police arrested Vitale and transported her to the Knox County Jail in Rockland.   

She will appear in court again on Jan. 11. 

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