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Alleged 'Ace' crack dealer reportedly caught in the act

By Howard B. Owens

UPDATED 5:52 p.m.

Members of the Local Drug Enforcement Task Force reportedly observed a Batavia man selling drugs on Wednesday, and when they moved in on the suspect, he reportedly threw some crack cocaine on the sidewalk.

Task force members then obtained a search warrant for a residence in Batavia where they allegedly found five more bags of crack cocaine.

Taken into custody was Ronnie "Ace" Allen, 23.

The search warrant was executed at 6 Vine St., upper, Batavia. Allen listed his address as 42 Mountbatten St., Henrietta.

He is charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, 3rd, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, 3rd.

Allen was jailed on $25,000 bail.

Assisting in the investigation were the Sheriff's deputies and the District Attorney's Office.

Thomas Schneider

How can you be for one but against the other? I say dump huge piles of cocaine in the cities and let everyone who wants to have at it until they meet their maker. It would help cut down on the social services budgets. For every dealer they catch two more will just take their place. People who want to get high will always find a way.

Feb 21, 2011, 8:17pm Permalink

We do not live in a bubble, however unfortunate. There is a good amount of data to support the correlation between crack cocaine use and dealing with violent crime. Far more than that of "pot". So I can see where Janice is coming from even if I don't totally agree. Thomas; argument would be just as easily applied to organised crime, but I can't imagine you would just as soon let them be left to do what they like just because there will always be people who want to do what they want in spite of the law and since there are always more mobsters to replace any taken out of circulation, the police might as well not bother with them. In fact there are always people who will drink and drive so why bother taking away the licence of repeat offenders? there are always new, young drivers ready to be the repeat drunk drivers anyway. The answer is because eventually there are innocent victims, and we ass society hope that we don't end up being one of them. I do however agree that there is a certain helplessness of the "war on Drugs" that gives the appearance that it simply is not working. Or to put it better, not a war that can be won in the traditional sense. But giving up seems a slippery slope. In short, I would say to the police involve in this case, "Good job."

Feb 22, 2011, 12:31am Permalink
Thomas Schneider

Why are hard drugs where the crime is? During Prohibition alcohol was where the crime was. See any correlations? When something becomes illegal, said something usually becomes more expensive and in turn the profits to be made by selling the item increase. This profit causes people to take more risks to achieve said profit.
Marijuana will never be legalized again because it is too easy to grow and too easy for people who choose to use marijuana too avoid paying taxes that governments would impose if it were to be legalized. I have never used marijuana or any other illegal drug for that matter but I find it hard to justify the amount of money being wasted on the war on drugs that will continue into infinity.

Feb 22, 2011, 2:06pm Permalink
C. M. Barons

...All because publisher William Randolph Hearst was miffed at the Mexicans. His family's 1.6 million acre ranch in Chihuahua having been looted by Pancho Villa. Typical Gringo, he associates Marijuana with Mexicans and uses his monopoly of newspapers, radio stations, magazines and a newsreel service to criminalize it.

Feb 22, 2011, 2:53pm Permalink

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