Police arrested a woman Friday night on several drug charges.
Police stopped a female on the East Andrew Johnson Highway at Industrial Road late Friday night for driving while holding a cell phone. Angela Smith of Johnson City stepped out of the vehicle and a baggie with a crystal-like substance reportedly fell to the ground.
Smith was taken into custody, and a search found a black pouch with another baggie, a burnt pipe, and a bottle with approximately 94 pills believed to be Ritalin. She is being charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Schedule Two Drug, and other related drug charges.
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Around the same time Friday night, another arrest was made for Drug Violations at the 600 block of West Andrew Johnson Highway.
Police pulled over a van which had swerved across the fog line multiple times. Officers reportedly saw burnt aluminum foil in the floorboard and asked the driver, identified as Ethan C. Henry of McDonald Road in Mohawk, to step out of the van, and a cut straw fell from his lap.
A search additionally found a baggie with white powder reportedly believed to be Fentanyl, two blue pills believed to be alprazolam and a glass pipe. Henry was placed in custody, charged with schedule Two and Four Drug Violations.
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Police investigated the theft of a lawnmower frame Friday evening, from Bainey Broyles Street. The victim reported a male knocked on the door inquiring about a lawn mower sitting outside the residence. The victim reportedly told the man the lawn mower was someone else’s in the home, and he would have to ask him.
The suspect proceeded to load the lawn mower frame into his truck and left. The theft is still under investigation and the frame was valued at around $50.
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A man stopped his car at an intersection Friday around 7:30 PM at East Andrew Johnson Highway and Haynes Boulevard, sitting through the green light and impeding traffic. An officer pulled up beside the Honda S.U.V. and asked the driver what was going on.
The driver was later identified as James R. Carter of Hopeville Avenue, who reportedly was unable to give a clear answer to the officer. Carter was asked to pull into a nearby parking lot where he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was placed under arrest for driving under the influence.
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Several items were reported taken from a vehicle Friday afternoon.
The car was parked on North Main Street around 8:00 AM and some time after that, someone apparently broke in and took the vehicle registration, an insurance card, and several restaurant gift cards valued at $100.
