NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
• 7500 Maple Avenue • Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
June 3, 2008 (12:31 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On June 3, 2008, at approximately 3:44 a.m., Takoma Park Police were on patrol in the 7400 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland. During a routine traffic stop, officers came into contact with Matthew Walker, 18, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, who was determined to be under the influence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS). A search of the vehicle, incident to arrest, revealed 126 grams of marijuana. The quantity of marijuana, and the packaging of the CDS, indicated an intent to distribute. Walker was placed under arrest, as was the passenger of the vehicle, Lisa Adams, 18, of Columbia Maryland, and both were charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The vehicle was also seized. Both subjects were taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit for an appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
Posted by Plevy at June 3, 2008 12:32 PM