Crime & Safety
Man Tailgates Police Cruiser, Gets Caught with Marijuana in Car: Report
Wallingford Police say the officer had to move into another lane to be avoid being hit from behind.
Wallingford Police say a 23-year-old West Haven man tailgated a marked police cruiser and was found to be in possession of marijuana when he was pulled over, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.
The Record-Journal reports Tyrell Jackson, of 76 Highland Court, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday after allegedly approaching the police cruiser from behind at a high rate of speed.
Police said the officer had to pull into another lane to be avoid being hit and Jackson didn’t give a reason for tailgating the vehicle when he was pulled over, according to the Record-Journal.
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