Crime & Safety

Woman Hid Cocaine In Bra During Drug Case: Report

When an eyewitness called police over two people suspected of doing drugs, officers said one person tried hiding cocaine.

Police said a witness parked at the Pilot Travel Center called officers after seeing potential drug use.
Police said a witness parked at the Pilot Travel Center called officers after seeing potential drug use. (Scott Anderson, Patch Staff )

OAK CREEK, WI -- An alert customer parked in the Pilot Travel Center alerted police after reportedly seeing two people doing drugs in the parking lot, according to police reports in Oak Creek.

According to reports, a witness told police that he saw two people tying up their wrists and shooting up drugs while seated in a dark blue Pontiac Montana van during the morning of April 14.

Reports stated that officers responded to the scene and found numerous needles and cooking tins inside the van. Police said a 56-year-old Ohio man was found to have a crack pipe in his pants pocket. Police also found multiple drug-administering tools in a backpack belonging to a 48-year-old Waukesha woman.

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When police conducted a search of the woman, reports indicated that officers found a small amount of cocaine hidden in a container that was hidden in the bra she was wearing. Officers also found a small amount of heroin in the vehicle, according to reports.

Police reported that the man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. The woman was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia in addition to possession of cocaine and heroin.

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