Cops: LV Teen Caught With Pot For Third Time
The following information was released by the Washington Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Two Long Valley teens were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana on Wednesday, and for one, this was the third time in less than three months he was charged with such a crime, according to Washington Township Police Lt. Doug Compton.
Shikhar Mishra, 19, was stopped by officer Michael Thompson on Bartley Road for improperly passing another vehicle, Compton said. When Thompson spoke with Mishra, he smelled the odor of raw marijuana coming from the car, Compton said.
Thompson’s ensuing investigation revealed two zip-lock bags of marijuana, Compton said.
Mishra and his passenger, Mark Charles, 19, were arrested and taken to police headquarters.
Mishra was charged with drug possession on March 22 after being involved in a car crash on Schooley’s Mountain Road, when he allegedly disposed of marijuana in the woods near the accident.
This time around, Mishra was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia along with a motor vehicle complaint for failure to keep right and possession of controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. Charles was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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LVMom
9:59 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Lock them up and throw away the key!
JC
11:05 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Lock them up for marijuana? Come on let's be serious. That's not even worth the time or money to keep them in jail.
Woody
11:40 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Hopefully he will at least have his license suspended for several years, really don't need teenagers stoned and driving(probably texting at the same time as well)
Tracy
12:47 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Get this loser off the streets already. Three stops in three months, improper passing, an accident, etc. What else does this delinquent have to do to be punished properly? Kill someone?
FourScore
1:37 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Yeah, with that type of substance abuse problem, he might grow up to be a Washington Twp councilman.
Thomas Lotito
7:37 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Hookerman, you said you don't attack anyone? FYI, WT does not have councilman.
esquire908
1:56 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
While there is some big time knuckleheaded behavior here, I find your post offensive, Tracy. He has not been the cause of an accident -- the one involved was not his fault. And, this may stun you so get ready to google, pot alone does NOT erode driving skills, and in the states where it is legal now there are serious scientific based efforts to remove the DUI laws pertaining to it.
Pot makes you drive slow and paranoid. You shouldn't be under anything, of course, but you are barking up the wrong tree on that one.
Jason Koestenblatt
2:41 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
OK everyone - as always, thanks for the comments. This is a contentious issue, as always, so let's stay civil, please. No personal attacks or we'll delete comments and be forced to shut down the thread.
Thanks!
Jack Reacher
4:02 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
These kids should be taken off the road but jail time for small amounts of pot. No way
Tracy Tobin
10:34 am on Friday, June 15, 2012
Just for clarification, the Poster TRACY IS NOT Tracy Tobin. I post with my full name and picture, including my fashion satement Nature Conservancy cap. Just don't want people to get confused. I get in enough trouble with the comments I do post.
HistorianWT
1:35 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Well, it's confusing. You were styling yourself "Traci!" during the Menudo boy band craze, right?
Tracy Tobin
3:25 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
HistorianWT
No, I was styling myself as the "Velvet Fog" during the Mel Torme craze.
Tracy Tobin