Crime & Safety
Baggie of Cocaine Falls to Ground After Woman Stopped for Traffic Infraction: Police
The woman, who also had beer bottles in her car, was charged with a misdemeanor in Riverside, police said.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY - A woman was busted Thursday after she was found with cocaine after a traffic stop, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, the woman, 28, was stopped at 7:30 p.m. for a traffic violation on Peconic Avenue in Riverside; the assisting officer requested that she step outside the vehicle after he observed several beer bottles and prescription bottles inside the car.
Once the woman stepped out of the vehicle a small baggie containing white powder fell to her feet, police said,
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The officer tested the white powder substance, which tested positive for cocaine, police said. She was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, police said.
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