June 20
DUI: 31100 block of 3rd Avenue. At midnight an officer witnessed a vehicle that had pulled out on to 3rd and was driving on the shoulder, apparently thinking it was a lane of travel. The officer followed the vehicle and it appeared to be pulling over and came to a complete stop with the vehicle half in the road way and half on the shoulder. The vehicle then sped up to 60 mph in a 50 mph zone. The vehicle was swerving in its lane of travel crossing the center line. THe officer stopped the vehicle and the 47-year-old male driver smelled of alcohol and there was open can of beer in the drink holder. The driver admitted to having consumed alcohol and did not pass the field sobriety tests. His blood alcohol content was .225 and .233. He was booked into Buckley jail and cited for DUI, improper lane travel and open alcohol container.
June 19
COCAINE: At 6 p.m. an officer did a routine check on a vehicle and found that the registered owner had an outstanding warrant and was driving with a suspended license. Upon contact with the driver, he stated he had just purchased the vehicle from the listed registered owner. A strong odor of burnt marijuana was detected and the male passenger admitted to having a pipe in his pocket. During the search of the passenger, four needles, a metal spoon and Q-tips were found in a pocket. The officer found marijuana and rock cocaine in the other pocket. The passenger admitted to injecting cocaine. The case was forwarded to the prosecutor.
June 16
MARIJUANA: An officer observed a vehicle sitting in front of a closed business with two occupants at 11 p.m. Upon contact, the officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana. The officer asked if there was any marijuana in the vehicle and the driver turned over the marijuana and a pipe. He admitted that both of them had smoked marijuana earlier. The driver was cited with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and the vehicle was impounded.