Norwalk Man Faces DUI, Pot Possession Charges in Greenwich

Greenwich Police checking on a car that stopped and then pulled over to the side of Edgewood Avenue about 2:30 in the morning ended up busting the 20-year-old driver from Norwalk for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence.

Police decided to check out the car and driver because of a recent spate of burglaries in the area and that it was early in the morning of Dec. 13, according to a police report. As officers approached, there was a smell of marijuana coming from the car, according to the report.

A canine unit was brought to the scene and the dog gave a positive indication for drugs. Officers found a quantity of “an organic leafy substance suspected to be marijuana” inside the car, along with a digital scale, rolling papers and an unspecified amount of cash, according to the report.

The driver, identified as Nicholas B. Richards, who gave an address of 52 Linden St., Norwalk, reportedly had red, glassy eyes and the odors of alcoholic beverages and burnt marijuana on his breath and person, according to the report. Richards reportedly failed field sobriety tests.

He was charged with illegal possession of marijuana, illegal manufacture, distribution and sale, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle under the influence under the age of 21. Richards was released after posting $500 bond and is scheduled to appear Dec. 22 in state Superior Court in Stamford.