Crime & Safety
K-9 Cop Smells Drugs At Traffic Stop; Motorist Arrested
The 20-year-old was stopped for non-working headlights.
A 20-year-old man was arrested over the weekend in Scotts Valley when a police K-9 smelled drugs during a traffic stop, police said.
At about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, officers conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle with inoperable headlights near a Bank of America branch in the city.
During the stop, the police dog smelled the exterior of the vehicle and alerted officers to the possible presence of a narcotic odor, according to police.
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Officers searched the car, found evidence associated with the alleged sale of marijuana and prescription medication and arrested William Eugene Weist on suspicion of the drug possession offenses.
--Bay City News
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