Brecksville Police Blotter: Littering, Car Trouble and Poor Driving Lead to Drug Charges

The following incidents were reported by the on Oct. 13 through Oct. 18. The information was compiled by police reports.

Passenger tries to hide pipe but instead gets the police’s attention

A routine traffic stop for a lack of rear lights led to charges of drug paraphernalia possession at 1:45 a.m. on Oct. 18. An officer pulled the car over on Interstate 77 and noticed that the passenger was moving around a lot. The officer went to run the driver and passenger’s information; during that time, another officer stopped to help and let the first officer know that the passenger was still moving around a lot. When they checked the car, they found a pipe with burnt marijuana residue under the passenger seat cover. The passenger, a 37-year-old Akron man, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.  

Bad driving and marijuana don’t mix

An improper right turn onto Brecksville Road led to possession charges for a 22-year-old Warrensville Heights man at 9:48 p.m. on Oct. 17. The officer smelled marijuana while walking toward the car, and immediately asked what was in a plastic bag below the dashboard. The man handed it over, saying it was marijuana and that it was all he had on him. But that wasn’t quite true. The officer found two more bags of marijuana under the passenger seat and a digital scale in the car – and the man handed over another bag that had been in his pocket at the station. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and for the improper turn.

Littering leads to drug charges

A police officer pulled over a car at 8:16 p.m. on Oct. 13 after noticing something fly out the window onto Southpointe Parkway. The officer told the driver that she had not stayed entirely in her lane, and then had the driver and the passenger wait while looking for the litter. The officer found the plastic from a box of cigarettes, which matched a box in the passenger’s purse. The bigger problem was the marijuana residue in the 31-year-old Cleveland woman’s purse and the marijuana in a bag at her feet and in the glove box. She was charged with possession of marijuana. The driver, a 33-year-old Cleveland woman, just received a citation for the marked lanes violation.

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