Crime & Safety
Police: Man Caught Smoking Marijuana in Hastings
Police reportedly observed the man smoking marijuana inside a vehicle on Aqueduct Lane.
A Hastings-on-Hudson police officer reported seeing a suspicious vehicle on Aqueduct Lane on October 31 with two people inside.
After approaching the vehicle, the officer arrested the person in the driver's seat, a 27-year-old man, after he was reportedly observed smoking a substance believed to be marijuana from a brown cigar wrapper.
The Yonkers resident was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fifth Degree, a misdemeanor, at police headquarters. He was processed and released on $100 bail with a returnable court date of November 6.
Police took as evidence the "burned brown cigar crapper" that contained a greenish brown leafy substance believed to be marijuana, as well as a small clear plastic bag with a similar-looking substance inside.
His passenger was not charged.
Note: Arrests do not indicate convictions.
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