Darrel Jones of 40 E. Sidney Ave. is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

Darrel Jones of 40 E. Sidney Ave. is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.
Jones has 29 prior arrests and has been convicted of 12 crimes, police said. Seven of those convictions were for felonies, including a violent felony.
Members of the Mount Vernon Narcotics Unit began investigating Jones because of complaints that he was dealing drugs, Police Commissioner David Chong said.
"It is clear that there were people in the community that were aware of the suspect's actions, and they were tired of it," Chong said.
Detectives stopped Jones on Thursday night at 240 S. Seventh Ave. and found the cocaine and heroin, Chong said.