Crime & Safety

NYSP: Man Found with 79 Grams of Marijuana

The following is from New York State Police. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Long Island teen reportedly driving a vehicle without a license plate lamp was arrested early this morning, New York State Police reported.

Police said they conducted a "probable cause search" of the 19-year-old Lindenhurst resident's car and reportedly found 79 grams of marijuana.

He was stopped on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Mount Pleasant at 12:15 a.m., police said.

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The man was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fourth Degree, a misdemeanor.

He was also issued traffic tickets and is due in Mount Pleasant Court on October 25.

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