32 Grams of Crack

Back in the middle of December I was riding with a partner. My partner was the other new Corporal. My partner wanted to sit and watch for cars leaving a house that was known for drug activity. We had seen a car at the house and found a place to watch for it to leave.

A short time later the car left and turned towards us. As it approached we confirmed it was the car we had seen in front of the drug house. We got behind the car and followed it. Before too long we observed a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop.

The car did not stop. The driver stuck his hand out the window and pointed like he was pointing to where he was going. The car made a few turns with us behind him with our lights and siren activated. The driver continued to wave his arm out the window at us gesturing and pointing.

The direction the pursuit was going took us back towards the drug house. My partner was broadcasting the pursuit because I was driving. He told responding units that it appeared we were going back to the drug house.

The car turned on the street the drug house was on and drove on the wrong side of the road towards the house. It appeared that the car was going to drive up in the yard of the drug house and the driver may flee on foot into the house.

As we got closer to the yard the car slowed almost to a stop and the driver threw a large bag out of the driver’s side window. It appeared that the bag was probably drugs. My partner radioed this information to responding units.

The pursuit continued about another block. The driver pulled the car to the side of the road and almost to a stop. I pulled in front of the car blocking it and my partner and I helped the driver out of the car and on to the ground where he was taken into custody.

Responding officers were able to locate the bag that he had thrown. It contained 32 grams of crack, which is a very large quantity for a street officer to come in contact with. The driver also had $1100.00 cash on him.

What a fun night and a good bust.