PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A Spring Valley, N.Y. man wound up with a court date after an officer on patrol Jan. 11 saw his black Audi pass by with its heavily tinted windows obstructing the view.
The officer follow northbound and initiated a motor vehicle stop on Kinderkamack Road in the vicinity of Nottingham Court. He exited his car and approached the suspect vehicle on the passenger side.
Once there he immediately detected the odor of raw marijuana emanating from within. The driver provided registration and proof of insurance but claimed that he did not have his driver’s license on him.
It turned out that the defendant’s driving privileges were suspended and that he had a $300 traffic warrant out of North Haledon. The officer called for an additional unit to assist.
A consent search of the defendant’s car turned up four baggies of suspected marijuana. The defendant was arrested and taken to headquarters.
There, an officer called the North Haledon police, who gave the defendant a new court date to satisfy their warrant.
Summonses are answerable in the Pascack Joint Municipal Court on Feb. 12. Complaints are for driving while license is suspended, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, no driver’s license in possession, and possession of controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle.
The defendant was given a courtesy ride back to his car.