NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
● 7500 Maple Avenue ● Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
March 31, 2012 (10:16 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald A. Ricucci from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrests of Marc Anthony Lewis, 45, of Washington, D.C. and Anthony Brian Kaufman, 45, of Takoma Park, Maryland, for possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) Phencyclidine (PCP), possession of CDS PCP with the intent to distribute, possession of CDS paraphernalia, obstructing and hindering, driving while suspended (Kaufman), in addition to numerous other traffic violations.
On March 31, 2012, at approximately 2:03 p.m., Takoma Park Police were on patrol in the 700 block of Devonshire Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland, when an officer observed a suspicious vehicle bearing District of Columbia tags with several Safety Equipment Repair Order (SERO) violations. The officer activated his emergency equipment and conducted a traffic stop. The officer made contact with the driver (Kaufman) and passenger (Lewis) and a consent to search was given. The search revealed two black vials of PCP in Lewis’ shirt pocket. An attempt to place Lewis under arrest was made at which time he grabbed the vials from the officer and threw them into some bushes. He was restrained and brought into custody. A further search incident to arrest revealed three more vials of PCP on Lewis’ person. A search of the vehicle, incident to arrest, revealed another vial of PCP under the driver’s seat, as well as three CDS joints dipped in PCP in Kaufman’s wallet, as well as other CDS paraphernalia. The vials were retrieved from the bushes. Both subjects were arrested and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit without further incident.
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