Synthetic Marijuana Isn’t Legal, Driver Finds Out the Hard Way: Brecksville Police Blotter

The following incidents were reported by the on April 21. The information was compiled from police reports.

No, that’s not legal after all
Police pulled over a driver who waited too long to turn on his turn signal at 11:08 p.m. on April 21 on Whitewood Road. But the driver, an 18-year-old Broadview Heights man, soon found himself in more trouble. The officer noticed a bag between the driver’s seat and the center console and asked what was inside. The driver pulled out a pack of gum and a phone, but not before the officer saw an unlabeled prescription bottle. There was green material inside that looked and smelled like marijuana. The driver was quick to tell the officer that it was, in fact, “spice,” or synthetic marijuana, which he thought was legal. He quickly learned that it was not.

Police had the driver and his girlfriend step out of the car to search it. They found a pipe, five small bags and a hand-rolled cigarette, all with at least residue of a marijuana-like substance. There was also a cooler in the backseat with a bag of what looked like synthetic marijuana, a scale, three label-less prescription bottles with green powder and more bags, some with green powder inside. The driver said everything in the car was his, and that he used the scale to sell “spice” to his friends. He was charged for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and cited for the original improper turn.

Potential scam reported
A Brecksville resident stopped in the station on April 21 to report a potential scam. The man had applied online to what he thought was a legitimate job as a mystery shopper. After sending in his name and contact information, he received an email with instructions. He was told to cash a money order the company would send him, spend $50 at Wal-Mart, keep $200 and wire the rest to a man in Illinois. When the resident received the money order, he brought it to the station to report the potential scam.

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