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Police Beat

Published on February 10, 2009 by Caitlin Dingle

Slow your roll
A vehicle was pulled over on Marietta Drive on Sunday, Jan. 25, for speeding, going 15 mph in an area with a posted limit of five mph.  The windows on the car also appeared to be darker than the legal level.  While the officer was talking to the driver, he noticed the smell of marijuana covered by a large amount of air freshener.  The driver stated he had not been smoking marijuana, but that he and his passenger smoked a Black & Mild cigar.  While searching the vehicle, the officer found a silver skull-shaped marijuana seed sorter that contained the residue of a green leafy substance that smelled and looked like marijuana.  There was also a small marijuana hand-rolled cigarette on the floor.  The officer then unlocked the glove box, finding a semi-automatic handgun containing five rounds, a revolver, four loose rounds of ammunition and nine small bags containing a green leafy substance of about one gram each.  The officers were advised that the revolver was reported stolen out of Atlanta.  Both subjects admitted to knowing about the guns but not the marijuana and were handcuffed and arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm in a school safety zone. 

They’re gettin’ pricey
During the morning of Thursday, Jan. 29, the General Bookstore reported a stolen book.  An employee of the store stated that he saw a customer in the store walk out with the book clearly hidden inside a binder.  The book was valued at $77.  The employee was able to give an accurate description and the license plate of the suspect’s car. His name was found with this information and his photo was identified through a Facebook photo as well as his KSU photo ID. 

Forgetting something?
A student contacted KSU Police Saturday afternoon about a stolen jacket.  He stated that the previous Wednesday he left his room in the Science Building and left his Marmot sports jacket.  The student stated that he returned the next day and the jacket was not there.  The jacket could also not be found in the Lost and Found of the Science Building. 

With friends like these…
On Saturday, Jan. 31, police were dispatched to KSU Place early in the morning in response to a noise complaint and suspected smell of marijuana.  The officer entered the apartment and smelled a strong odor of marijuana.  The occupants of the apartment stated that they had not smoked marijuana but they had friends over that were smoking hookah in their living room.  The officers told the occupants to be more careful of who they allowed in their apartment, issued judiciaries, and disposed of the hookah.
 
Don’t drink and drive
Early Saturday morning a vehicle was pulled over on Frey Road for not maintaining its lane of travel.  The officer immediately smelled the odor of alcohol coming from the driver.  The driver complied with taking voluntary field evaluations and also submitted to an Alco-sensor test.  The Alco-sensor showed positive for alcohol and the driver then admitted to drinking.  The driver failed all field evaluations, including nine-step walk-and-turn and the one-leg stand.  The driver was arrested for underage consumption, D.U.I., and failure to maintain lanes. 

Cool mom
KSU Police were dispatched to University Place Apartments in reference to possible marijuana use on Sunday. Feb. 1.  Two students contacted their RA saying they knew their roommate had marijuana in her room.  The officer confronted the suspected marijuana user and the suspect stated that she just had a joint and had also smoked with her son earlier in the day.  The subject also had a jar in her pocket that she produced that contained a small burnt marijuana cigarette in it.  Inside the suspect’s room, the officer found a bag of marijuana weighing 8.5 grams.  The student was arrested and issued a citation for VGCSA less than one ounce and her son was told he wasn’t allowed to stay on the property.