04/10/10 In late 2009, Police Chief David Ridberg added personnel to the narcotics unit and allocated more resources to it.

Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg has said he hopes to continue the drug initiative throughout the year in order to reduce the prevalence of drugs in the community.

The Greenwich Police Department will automatically issue an internal report on the incident, because a taser was deployed and discharged

Man Tasered during drug arrest in Byram

Debra Friedman

GREENWICH TIME STAFF WRITER

A drug bust set up by the Police Department's narcotics unit turned violent Thursday when officers were forced to use a stun gun on a New York man wanted for allegedly selling crack cocaine in town, according to police.

Two officers were injured as they attempted to subdue the man and take him into custody, police said.

The confrontation occurred at 5 p.m. Thursday in the area of 107 Mill St. after police learned Ralph Jones, 28, of 111 Midland Ave., Port Chester, N.Y., was walking through Byram.....

.....After being discharged from Greenwich Hospital, Jones was processed at police headquarters and held overnight on a $250,000 bond. Police said Jones was scheduled to be arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford Friday. As of Friday morning, Jones did not have a lawyer.

Jones has no prior convictions in Connecticut, according to court records......

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