Crime & Safety
Traffic Stop Yields Pot Possession Accusation
Police said she had a little more than an ounce of marijuana.
TARRYTOWN, NY — A traffic stop in upstate New York led to the arrest of a Hudson Valley woman. State police said Jenny Garcia, 20, of Tarrytown, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.
Troopers said they stopped a car shortly before 10 p.m. Feb. 9 on I-90 in the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, for a vehicle and traffic violation.
Garcia was found to be in possession of about 34 grams of marijuana.
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She was arrested and taken to the Fultonville barracks.
Garcia was released on an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Florida Court Feb. 21.
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Photo caption: Jenny Garcia. Photo credit: NYPS.
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