Public Defender Says Woman Thought Fake Pot Was Incense

OAK LAWN, IL -- A Justice woman was arrested after Oak Lawn police found synthetic cannabis in plain view inside her vehicle during a traffic stop, prosecutors said.

Taylor Streitmatter, 22, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

The prosecutor said that officers curbed Streitmatter’s vehicle in the 10200 block of South Cicero Avenue on Aug. 1 when officers saw the synthetic pot.

The assistant public defender told the judge that Streitmatter is a home health care worker. She said Streitmatter bought the alleged synthetic cannabis from a “retail establishment,” thinking it was incense.

Streitmatter was released on an I-bond with random drug testing. Her next court date is Aug. 22 in Bridgeivew.