Crime & Safety
Staples Grad Arrested After Drugs, Weapons Found: PD
The man was arrested in a weekend incident in Bridgeport. About $800,000 worth of marijuana was found.
Bridgeport Police arrested 2003 Staples High grad Jack Kelhoffer, 30, after guns and drugs were found after a warrant was served.
Police found 85 marijuana plants with a street value of $800,000, Xanax, steroids and thousands of dollars of equipment used to grow marijuana, according to Westport Now. It was found in a rented home on Aldine Avenue.
Kelhoffer allegedly refused to open the door so police broke it down. He was found near a loaded pistol.
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Two safes in the home had 21 handguns and rifles.
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