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Police: Woman, 22, with Pot and Drugs, Drove Uninsured Car Missing License Plate

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When Darien police stopped a 22-year-old driver because she had no front license plate on her car, they found the car was uninsured, her driver’s license was suspended, and she had marijuana and pills with her that she said was “ecstasy,” according to police. Police gave this further account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

At 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, a police officer saw a 2005 brown Nissan Altima being driven on West Avenue. When the car was stopped, the officer smelled the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Police dog Kenny was brought to the traffic stop and indicated narcotics were in the car.

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UPDATE: Police: Man, 21, Sold Marijuana and Was Arrested in Woodland Park

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A 21-year-old man found with two other people and the odor of burnt marijuana wafting about them, was charged with selling the illegal drug after a police dog indicated there was pot in the man’s car and cops found it, police said. _________

Editor’s note: This article was revised after police answered several questions about details of the incident. _________

Darien police gave this account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 8:23 p.m., an officer on patrol saw a 1992 Nissan Stanza parked in the Woodland Park lot at the Middlesex Road entrance to the park after dusk (the park’s closing time). When the officer spoke with three men sitting on a bench (two of them 21 years old; the other, 19) he smelled burnt marijuana.

When Driving Without a Front License Plate in Darien, Don’t Be Doing This as Well

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If you drive without a front license plate in Darien, a police officer may stop you. If you’re smoking marijuana in the car at some time before the traffic stop, the officer may well smell it, resulting in a fine. And if you’ve got even more marijuana stashed somewhere in the car — such as more than half an ounce under a child’s safety seat in the back seat — then police K-9 Kenny may indicate it’s there if the dog is brought in for a “free air sniff” outside the vehicle. Then police may find it when they search the car. Darien police say all that happened to a 27-year-old Rowayton man whose vehicle was stopped near the intersection of Tokeneke Road and Driftway Lane.

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Police: Man, 21, Drives with Suspended License and Some Pot, Gives Officers False Name

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When police stopped to check on the well-being of the driver of a car stopped by the side of the road with hazard lights flashing one recent afternoon, they smelled marijuana, then the driver gave them a false name, police said. Darien police gave this account of the incident:

At 3:44 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, police saw the car stopped by the side of Brookside Road near Buttonwood Lane. The man told a police officer his “battery light” went on and his car “just died.” While talking with the driver, the officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. When asked for his driver’s license, the man said he didn’t have it with him.

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Police: Man, 28, Driving with Suspended License, Failed to Respond to Previous Ticket, Had Pot

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When a Darien police officer found that a 2013 Chevrolet Impala on Interstate 95 was owned by a man with a suspended driver’s license who was wanted by Westport police, the officer had the car pull over and arrested the owner, police said. Darien police have license plate readers that can automatically alert officers when the devices spot a license plate under suspension. Police officers on patrol sometimes use I-95 to get to another part of town (or to go elsewhere). The traffic stop was made at about 2:39 a.m. on Thursday, June 22. The driver admitted to the officer that there was a little marijuana in the vehicle, police said.

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Two Darien Traffic Stops Last Week Result in Arrests

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Twice last week in otherwise unrelated incidents, Darien police stopped cars driving on town streets on suspicion of motor vehicle violations and found there were arrest warrants for the drivers. Darien police described each incident with these accounts (including accusations not proven in court):
Wednesday, April 12: Post Road & Brookside Road
At about 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, a police officer saw a green, 1993 Lexus ES without a front license plate traveling on the Post Road near Brookside Road. The officer stopped the car, and when speaking with the driver, smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. There were several marijuana blunts (hollowed out cigars with marijuana in them) in the center console. The officer also found that there was an arrest warrant issued for the driver, a 38-year-old Bridgeport man, on a charge made by Bridgeport police of violation of probation.

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Teenager Found with Marijuana in Elementary School Parking Lot at Night

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An 18-year-old man in an SUV parked at Royle School at night on Monday, April 10, was found with marijuana and pot-related drug paraphernalia, Darien police said. Police described the incident with this account (including accusations not proven in court):

After a police saw a 2007 Ford Edge driving in the area of Mansfield Avenue and Royle Road, a police officer at 9:40 p.m. again saw the SUV. This time it was backed into a corner spot in the school parking lot. When the teenage driver, a Stamford resident, saw the patrol car, he started to drive out of the parking lot, but police stopped the vehicle. Police officers smelled the odor of marijuana coming out of the SUV, and the driver admitted there was marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside, and he gave police his consent to search for it.

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Three Adult Teens Ticketed for Pot Possession, Drug Paraphernalia at Talmadge Hill Station

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Police on Monday night cited three Darien teens for minor drug violations after finding them smoking pot at Talmadge Hill Railroad Station. At about 7:50 p.m. on Jan. 2, an officer on patrol there spotted the trio standing outside a vehicle parked at the station’s lot, according to a police report. ____________

— This article originally was published by NewCanaanite.com. ____________

Approaching them, the office smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car, the report said.