ERMA — On Fri., Sept. 3, at approximately 11:30 p.m. Lower Township’s Special Officers, Michael Kennedy and Eric Halbruner attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on a white Hyundai, Tiburon in the area of Walnut and Bayshore roads, for a violation of the tinted windows statute.
The vehicle then made a turn onto Cloverdale Avenue and the officers observed the passenger throw a lighted cigar shaped object, from the vehicle.
As the officers approached the vehicle on foot, they could smell a string odor of burnt marijuana.
Kennedy then observed loose green vegetation, believed to be Marijuana, on the driver’s lap and Halbruner observed a hand rolled cigar or blunt, on the floor board by the front seat passenger.
The officers then had the driver and passenger exit the vehicle, at which point the officers observed a small plastic bag of green vegetation, believed to be Marijuana, on the front seat.
A search of the vehicle then yielded two large bags containing suspected Marijuana, a pipe, a grinder and a bottle of whiskey.
At that time, the driver identified as Dominic Fiorentino, age 19 of the 200 Block of Florida Avenue, Villas, and the passenger, identified as James Monaghan, age 18 of the 400 Block of East Miami Avenue, Villas, were placed under arrest and transported to the Lower Township Police Department where they were both charged with Possession of Marijuana over 50 gms. and Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute.
In addition, Fiorentino was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of an Alcoholic Beverage While Under Legal Age, along with motor vehicle summonses for Unsafe Window Glazing, Open Alcoholic Container in a Motor Vehicle and Possession of CDS in a Motor Vehicle.
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