Criminal Law: December 2009 Archives

December 31, 2009

Traffic Stop in Westwood Leads to Charge for Underage Possession of Alcohol

Police in Westwood stopped a driver to discover that the 19-year-old Fair Lawn woman had an empty bottle of liquor in the car. Police read her rights and upon further questioning, discovered two more bottles, one empty and one half-empty.

The woman was placed under arrest and charged with underage possession of alcohol, having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, and making an improper U-turn.

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December 18, 2009

Bag Thrown out Car Window Leads to Possession Charges

Police in Paramus followed a car travelling at a high rate of speed out of Garden State Plaza on December 4. When the driver threw a bag out the window, police stopped the car.

According to police, the bag contained several smaller bags of marijuana. The driver and two passengers were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.

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