(Duke) telephoned Black Brown and arranged for the purchase of 5 kilos of crack cocaine. Duke later traveled to the meeting location, at 539 seven mile, Detroit, Michigan, and advised the agents in charge of the case that the vehicle of connect man was at the residence. Moments later, Brown and White drove up to the home in a black Benz. Duke informed Black that he had the five kilos of crack cocaine but Duke would have to go get it from the connect man at the “trap.” (The trap is a drug-dealing location used to avoid association with the drug dealers.) The U.C.A. traveled to the trap, met with Connect man and purchased five kilos of crack cocaine for $100,000 in cash Brown then called the U.C.A. to report that the 1/4 that remained of the transaction would arrive at the location shortly to buy crack cocaine from U.C.A. for $1,575. During a telephone call with Brown, Duke was told that the “mail box” 1/4 of crack would be ready shortly. Duke then told Brown to meet him “up top,” which was a code for Connect man’s “trap” on seven mile in Detroit. Duke and Brown later met at the location on seven mile and transacted the 1/4 crack cocaine that was the other part of the original deal on 5 kilos purchase and sale of cocaine. The crack cocaine retrieved weighed 1/4…
Bucher's charges originated with a July aerial eradication effort, which led investigators to the door of his home. There they saw marijuana growing outside the house and, in plain view, evidence of illegal…
As the suspect had led officers on a short bicycle pursuit and then discarded what was believed to be narcotics during the pursuit, the involved officers acted within departmental policy and within the scope of the law during the suspect’s apprehension.…
On March 7th, 1980, two high school freshman were found smoking in the bathroom at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, NJ. The students were escorted to the vice principal Mr. Choplick’s office. The defendant, TLO, who was one of the students that were caught smoking denied the accusation. Mr. Choplick inspected TLO’s purse and found a box of cigarettes. Afterward removing the box of cigarettes, he saw a pack of rolling papers. Mr. Choplick suspected that a closer examination of the purse may yield evidence of drug use and that a thorough inspection would be needed. After a thorough search, he found a small amount of marijuana, a pipe, a number of empty plastic bags, a large amount one dollar bills, an index card with a list of who…
In Minnesota vs. Timothy Dickerson, two police officers parked in an unmarked car, outside of an apartment building known for trafficking contraband substances, did willfully and knowingly stop and frisk respondent due to suspicious and evasive behavior, exiting the twelve-unit apartment building. The officers felt that upon his exit and approach towards patrol car, and eye contact with one of the officers, he turned and proceeded into a side alley. Officers then pursued respondent feeling his suspicious and evasive behavior was probable of being criminal in nature. They pulled their car into the alley and immediately stopped and searched the defendants outer clothing finding no weapons. During the cursory search one officer testified that he had felt a cellophane bag containing crack cocaine later when weighed a total of 1/5th of a gram was found. The officers claimed it within their scope to search and seize what the officer suspected to be drugs inside the defendants clothing.…
In October 2014 Marvin Beville delivered marijuana to a confidential informant (“CI”). The State has a video recording of the transaction. In December 2014, Beville was charged with Class A misdemeanor dealing in Marijuana and Level 6 felony maintaining a common nuisance.…
On 12/10/15, Deputies with PCSO was contacted by Game and Fish Enforcement Officers A. Baker and R. Spurlock who stated they were en-route to 10113 Centennial Rd. to make contact with Clinton Bradley Looper in reference to illegal hunting. Lt. Haase advised Officer Baker that PCSO had an active order of protection that needed to be served as well as a Probation warrant. Lt. Haase and Dep. E. Reyer meet Officer at 10113 Centennial Rd. and observed Officer Baker and Spurlock in foot pursuit of Looper. After a short foot chase Looper was taken into custody. Lt. Haase performed search incident to arrest on looper and located a glass pipe with off white residue inside, in his right jacket pocket. Also located was a small bag containing a white…
Marijuana, approximately 6.48 grams of a green leafy substance resembling marijuana, which was packaged in a plastic baggie and a green plastic container. Found in Suspect…
After the three were removed and transported to the jail, officers searched the vehicle. A total of 2.1 grams of meth was recovered from the car on that date, according to Chief Deputy Richard Haun.…
Five days went by and Jesse couldn’t find anybody to purchase the illegal drug from. Becoming impatient, the undercover officer sent Jesse over sixty text messages, making requests, and just flat out bugging him for the illegal drug. Not knowing where to go and Jesse desperately wanting to fit in; he went to a Medical Marijuana Dispensary where he found a man who appeared homeless to him. He then exchanged the twenty dollars for a half a joint which was less than a gram. A few days later Snodgrass met up with Officer Briggs to give him the marijuana at a strip mall across the street from their…
In Bridgeport, Connecticut around 2:15 a.m in the morning, Sergeant Connolly received a tip from an informant that a suspect who was sitting in a vehicle early in the morning at a high crime area carrying narcotics and a gun at his waist. After calling for backup, Sergeant Connolly approached to the vehicle and tapped on the widow and asked Robert Williams (the suspect) to open the door. Instead of opening the door, Robert Williams rolled down the window. At this time, Sergeant Connolly reached in and removed a fully loaded gun from the Robert Williams’s waist. Also, the gun was not visible from outside the car, but it exactly where the informant said it was. After arresting Robert Williams for illegal possession of a handgun, heroin and a…
INTRODUCTION OF THE ISSUES: Police officers were called to Mr. Smith’s residency regarding a noise violation on February 4th, 2007. Officers observed the occupants, including Mr. Jonathon Blake, through the large front window of the dwelling engaged in activity that appeared to the officers as smoking marijuana. They also witnessed Mr. Blake hand over a small plastic baggie filled with suspected cocaine to another occupant. The officers were granted access to the home by Mr. Smith and noticed what appeared to be a shotgun between the couch cushions. Further inspection of the residence revealed three additional guns. Mr. Blake had a large amount of suspected marijuana and cocaine and $400 on his person. Mr. Blake is being charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. It is in my professional opinion that the seized drugs are admissible to the court as evidence but the guns however, are not.…
On October 18th and 22nd of the year 1990, a Syracuse police officer was working undercover for the DEA and confidential informant Luther Gregory made purchases of cocaine from Morales. While the transaction was going down, Parke was outside the facility conducting surveillance. On October 30, 1990, Wallie Howard (the Syracuse police officer) was shot and killed during a cocaine “buy-bust.” Morales, Stewart, and Lawrence are tried and found guilty in a court of law. They attempted to appeal the conviction based on the defense of self-defense. They were denied but still able to be acquitted.…
While watching the monitors in store 648 on 09/23/17, I AP Associate Vanessa C. McClary observed two unknown female subjects in the HBC aisle making a selection on a package of Gillette Venus razor blades, I started watching the subjects, due to fact that I observed one of the placing the selected merchandise under a sales ad that was positioned on the top of their shopping carriage. I continued to watch the subjects I observed them making selection on a package of Careone Omperazole, which was also placed under the sales ad. Once the selections were made the female subjects proceeded to the restroom located near the deli department with the shopping carriage. After taking notice of this I attempted to call the deli department to ask one of the…
One morning in 1999, in the little cow town of Tulia in the Texas panhandle, before the sun came up, police burst into homes, where about twenty percent of the adult black population found themselves arrested. They arrested forty seven men and women who had no way of anticipating what had hit them. All of whom were accused of selling cocaine to Tom Coleman, an undercover cop who would prove to be something other than what he seemed.…