Crime & Safety
Cocaine, Weed Found During Lakewood Arrests
Police weren't looking for the narcotics when they were executing a search warrant and handling a traffic stop. But they found the drugs.
LAKEWOOD, OH — Cocaine and marijuana were found during police incidents over the weekend in Lakewood.
Callers told police that the cook at a bar on Madison Avenue had a warrant for his arrest with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office. Officers investigated the tip.
They found the 46-year-old cook at work. The caller was right, the cook did have warrants for his arrest, so he was taken into custody.
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When he was arrested, police found a small amount of marijuana in his possession. The cook was ticketed and then released.
Later that weekend, police stopped a car because the listed owner had a suspended license. After talking to the two people inside the car, officers asked if they could search the driver and passenger. The passenger agreed to be searched.
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Police found a small amount of cocaine on the 57-year-old riding in the car. They were arrested on a drug abuse charge, police told Patch.
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