Crime & Safety

Ridgefield Police: Marijuana, Speed Trap

Ridgefield Police pulled over a car at 1:15 a.m. Friday for speeding on Ethan Allen Highway. Police said the driver and the passenger were carrying less than a half-ounce of marijuana. The driver, Wesley Santos Coleho, 18, Danbury, and the passenger, a juvenile, were charged with possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Coleho was also charged with speeding. The pair are scheduled to answer the charges in Danbury Superior Court on June 25.

This information was provided by the Ridgefield Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.

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