Thursday February 2:
– CDS ARREST: At 1810 hours, Police Officers Cilento and Conti responded to South Lakeview Drive to check on a suspicious vehicle report called in by an area resident. The vehicle was located and during the investigation, an 18 year old male was placed under arrest when suspected marijuana and paraphernalia were recovered. The male was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled dangerous substance while operating a motor vehicle. He was processed and released pending a court appearance.

Friday February 3:
– CDS ARREST: At 2243 hours, Police Officer French was on patrol and conducting a check of the Prospect Point Apartments located on South New Prospect Road. During this time a 2001 Mazda was observed parked in a fire zone, running but without it’s headlights on. As the officer drove his vehicle near the Mazda, it left the parking lot and began to travel on South New Prospect Road without turning on the headlights. After observing this and other violations, the officer conducted a motor vehicle stop with the car. During the stop the officer detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and a search resulted in the seizure of suspected marijuana and a glass pipe. The 26 year old male driver was placed under arrest and charged with: possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of CDS while operating a motor vehicle and failure to use headlights. He was processed and released on summons pending a court appearance.
– CRISIS INTERVENTION: At 2328 hours, multiple officers responded to a residence in the township on a report of parents attempting to restrain their 21 and 23 year old sons who were reported to be out of control. Arriving officers were advised that it was believed that the two males had smoked marijuana that was laced with an unknown substance and then began hallucinating and acting bizarrely. One of the subjects became combative with the officers and had to be restrained to be escorted from the residence. The other, clothed only in his underwear, fled from the officers who had to pursue him and then restrain him after a brief struggle once he was caught. Both were transported to an area hospital for treatment.

Saturday February 4:

– CDS ARREST: At 0157 hours, Police Officer French was on patrol on South New Prospect Road when he conducted a motor vehicle stop with a 2012 Nissan Altima. During the stop, the officer detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and a search resulted in the seizure of suspected marijuana, suspected Oxycodone pills, and over 170 wax folds packaged to appear to be heroin along with other items. The 23 year old female driver was placed under arrest and later charged with: possession with intent to distribute imitation CDS, possession of heroin, possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, possession of Oxycodone, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of CDS while operating a motor vehicle, obstructed view, driving while revoked, unclear plates and failure to maintain lane. She was processed and released on summons pending a court appearance and later transported to an area hospital for treatment after making threats to harm herself.
– CDS/WARRANT ARREST: At 0738 hours, multiple officers responded to the report of a dispute on Willow Point Drive. After getting information that suspects in the incident had fled the area in a vehicle, the 1998 Honda they were operating was located and stopped. During the course of the stop, an 18 year old male was discovered to have an outstanding warrant out of Jackson for his arrest. He was placed under arrest and later released after posting bail. Also during the stop, the officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and observed an occupant attempting to hide a glass pipe. The pipe along with suspected marijuana was recovered and a 22 year old male was placed under arrest. He was processed and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and later released on summons pending a court appearance.
– CDS ARREST: While on patrol on South New Prospect Road at 1317 hours, Police Officer Falzarano conducted a motor vehicle stop with a 1998 Subaru for motor vehicle violations. During the course of the stop, the officer detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and during a further search, suspected marijuana and paraphernalia was recovered. An 18 year old female occupant of the vehicle was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The vehicle driver was issued summonses and released at the scene.
– CRISIS INTERVENTION: At 2000 hours, officers responded to a residence in the township on the report of a 59 year old male who may want to harm himself. Responding officers located the heavily intoxicated male at his residence and observed he had numerous fresh cuts on his body along with blood smeared over several locations inside the residence. He was later transported to an area hospital for treatment.

Sunday February 5:
– CRISIS INTERVENTION: At 1110 hours, officers responded to a residence in the township on the report of an out of control teenager who had fled the residence after claiming he wanted to harm himself. The juvenile was located a short distance away from the residence and transported to an area hospital for treatment.
– CDS ARREST: At 2127 hours while on patrol, Police Officer French conducted a motor vehicle stop with a 2005 Toyota on Garden Street. During the course of the investigation, multiple wax folds containing suspected heroin, hypodermic syringes and other items consistent with narcotics use was recovered. A 21 year old female and 31 year old male were arrested and charged with: possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of hypodermic syringes and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were processed and released on summons pending a court appearance.

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