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Traffic Stop Turns Into Drug Charges In Whitefish Bay: Report

According to police, officers found that the man had 3.2 grams of marijuana and a pipe in his possession.

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Police say an officer pulled over the driver of a vehicle for a burnt-out headlight and a dark tint on the vehicle's tail lights.
Police say an officer pulled over the driver of a vehicle for a burnt-out headlight and a dark tint on the vehicle's tail lights. (Scott Anderson, Patch Staff)

WHITEFISH BAY, WI — Police in Whitefish Bay say an 18-year-old was arrested after police pulled him over, only to find that he had drugs in the vehicle.

According to Whitefish Bay Police call logs, an officer on patrol on the 1000 block of E. Fairmount Ave. at just before midnight on Dec. 28, pulled over the driver of a vehicle for a burnt-out headlight and a dark tint on the vehicle's tail lights.

Police said the driver - an 18-year-old Whitefish Bay man - was arrested on suspicion of possession of THC and drug paraphernalia.

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According to police, officers found that the man had 3.2 grams of marijuana and a pipe in his possession.

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