Crime & Safety
Johnston Police Blotter: Traffic Stop Leads to Several Drug Charges
The Johnston Police Department investigated a number of calls on Feb. 22 and 23. Take a look at the reports.
Editor's note: All information is provided by police in incident reports through Feb. 23, the most recent available. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.
Feb. 23
A 41-year-old woman reported she was the victim of an internet scam and bank fraud.
A traffic stop led to Kendra McCarthy, 20, being charged with operating while intoxicated, possession of marijuana to deliver and failure to affix drug tax stamp. A female juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to delver, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to affix drug tax stamp.
Feb. 22
A 32-year-old man was told to have no contact with a 21-year-old woman who reported receiving harassing text messages.
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