Bus Rider In Oak Creek Busted For Drugs: Report

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek police responded to the intersection of S. 6th Street and W. Drexel Ave. just after 9:30 p.m. on June 9 on a report of drug possession.

According to Oak Creek police reports, a person riding a Milwaukee County bus called the police, saying a person on board was actively using drugs and was drifting in-and-out of consciousness.

Police were dispatched, and officers made contact with the suspected drug user a short time later in Oak Creek, according to reports.

According to police reports, the person in question admitted to being a drug user and refused any medical treatment. Upon a body search, officers located 0.4 grams of heroin, 43 alprazolam tablets and three bills with a chalky white residue on them.

The man was arrested for possession of Schedule I narcotics, possession of a controlled substance and was booked at the Oak Creek Police Department, according to reports.

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