Crime & Safety
Whitman Student, 14, Arrested For Drug Possession At School
The student was arrested on campus Dec. 5, according to police.
A 14-year-old Walt Whitman High School student was arrested Dec. 5 for drug possession, according to Montgomery County police.
The arrest happened on school grounds, according to police spokeswoman Officer Rebecca Innocenti.
Police responded to the school around 1:50 p.m. The student, a male, was found carrying a small plastic baggie of marijuana, Innocenti said.
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The arrest followed a Dec. 1 off-campus house party during which 30 Whitman students received alcohol-related citations, Whitman's Black and White school newspaper reported.
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