Crime & Safety
Stratford Police Dog Sniffs Out Marijuana
The following arrest information was supplied by the Stratford Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A police dog assisted in the arrest of a suspect on drug charges on Aug. 8 during a motor vehicle stop on Cutspring Road.
Stratford police reports said an officer observed a vehicle with one license plate missing traveling on Cutspring Road. The officer pulled the vehicle over at the corner of Chapel Street and learned that the car was unregistered.
A K-9 team responded and the police dog reportedly sniffed out a coffee can containing two cellophane packages filled with small amounts of marijuana, approximately two grams in total.
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The operator of the car, Alfred Austin, 30, of 150 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport, was charged with possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana, no front plate, operating with a suspended license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and no insurance.
He was released on a promise to appear for a court appearance on Aug. 23.
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