It was titled "Man gives up drugs." A bicyclist was arrested in Carpinteria for possession of cocaine and for being under the influence of the substance. The bicyclist had actually approached the sheriff, not the other way around. The man had related how he was having cocaine abuse problems. He gave the sheriff the baggie of cocaine he had. The officer promptly arrested him on the two counts I've already stated. Both counts are felonies. The man was booked into the county jail. [continues 440 words]
This letter is in response to a recent little blurb under "County Digest" in the News-Press. It was titled "Man gives up drugs." A bicyclist was arrested in Carpinteria for possession of cocaine and for being under the influence of the substance. The bicyclist had actually approached the sheriff, not the other way around. The man had related how he was having cocaine abuse problems. He gave the sheriff the baggie of cocaine he had. The officer promptly arrested him on the two counts I've already stated. Both counts are felonies. The man was booked into the county jail. [continues 441 words]
