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May 19, 2007
Verona Press Police Report reveals motorist exercising 4th Amendment rights
Posted by Gary Storck
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Small town newspapers' police reports often make interesting reading, with the diverse and sometimes bizarre situations police officers encounter as they go about their duties. For example, this item, transcribed from the actual hard copy of the May 3, 2007 Verona Press, was preceded by an item about a cat stuck in a wall, and its promised rescue by a local carpenter police contacted.
In a brief 70-word description, a police encounter where a driver exercised his 4th Amedment rights against illegal search and seizure is described:
Verona Press
Published May 3, 2007
Police Report
Information taken from Verona Police Department reports. All persons are Verona residents, unless otherwise reported.
March 30[snip]
9:30 a.m. Police stopped an out-of-town man for speeding at Main and Richards streets and had him perform field-sobriety tests, which he passed. When the officer asked him if he had anything illegal in the car, he said that he had paraphernalia lying all over. A county drug dog was not available, and when police asked for consent to search, he said no, called the officer a jerk and left.
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Posted by Gary at May 19, 2007 12:30 AM
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