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Drug Possession

Monday, January 28, 2013

Simple Traffic Stop Turns into Drug Bust for Silver Lake Man

Information provided by the Stow Police Department.

What started as a simple equipment violation turned into something bigger on Jan. 23.  Stow police pulled over Emmanuel Maxwell, 21, of Silver Lake, for not having a back license plate light, according to a police report. After running his name through their system, officers then realized he had a suspended driver's license and his license plate didn't belong to the car he was driving, the report stated. After searching Maxwell's car, officers found 2 grams of cocaine and a straw with cocaine residue on it, the report said.  Police charged Maxwell with a felony charge of possession of cocaine. He was also charged with drug paraphernalia, fictitious plates and driving under a suspended license, the report stated.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Five Boys Caught Smoking Weed in Parking Lot

Information provided by the Stow Police Department.

On Dec. 2, Stow Police received a call from a resident about a suspicious car in a parking lot off Waterford Circle, according to a police report. When police arrived, they found five boys, between ages 13 and 17, were found sitting in the car smoking weed, the report stated. Officers pulled the boys out of the car and found less than 100 grams of marijuana, a marijuana cigar and a glass pipe. Police charged four of the boys with delinquency by means of drug abuse and the 13-year-old was charged with delinquency by means of possession of drug paraphernalia and drug possession, the report stated.

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