Crime & Safety
Woman With 12 Nitrous Oxide Canisters Arrested In Rohnert Park
Police investigating a vehicle found a woman with a dozen suspected nitrous oxide containers.
ROHNERT PARK-COTATI, CA — Rohnert Park police seized a dozen nitrous oxide canisters and arrested a woman in a parked car.
Officers found the woman after someone reported her sitting inside a parked vehicle possibly using inhalants.
When officers arrived, they found the woman in the driver's seat with a large canister they suspected contained nitrous oxide, commonly known as a "whip-it," in plain view on the front passenger side, according to police.
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A search of the vehicle uncovered 11 more nitrous oxide containers inside a suitcase behind the driver's seat.
Police arrested the woman and booked her into jail on suspicion of possessing nitrous oxide for the purpose of inhalation.
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Authorities did not immediately release the woman's identity or additional details about the investigation.
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