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INCIDENT: Arre s t DATE/TIME: April 9, 20 1 4 , 19 0 0 LOCATION: Merrick ITEM: 02

The Se v e n t h Sq u a d rep or t s th e arre s t s of tw o indivi d u a l s on April 9, 20 1 4 at 7:0 0 p m in Merrick . Acc or di n g to De t e c t i v e s , Polic e Offic e r s on Patr ol ob s e r v e d

d ef e n d a n t Jenni e Pap p a s , 24, of 29 1 9 Ewell Plac e Wan t a g h run into th e rear parkin g lot of th e US Po s t Offic e loc a t e d at 20 2 0 Merrick Roa d an d m e e t up with d ef e n d a n t Jimmy Henr y , 29 , of 55 5 S. Bay vi e w Ave n u e Fre e p o r t . Def e n d a n t Henr y th e n w e n t int o a Po s t a l tru ck ca m e ou t

with a silv e r con t a i n e r an d pro c e e d e d to han d it to d ef e n d a n t Pap p a s wh o th e n put it into h er po c k e t an d ran bac k to her ve h i c l e . Offic e r s

ap pr o a c h e d Def e n d a n t Pap p a s an d ob s e r v e d th e silv e r grin d e r an d a gr e e n i s h bro w n su b s t a n c e b eli e v e d to be mariju a n a on h er lap.

Offic e r s ap pr o a c h e d Def e n d a n t Henr y; th e inv e s t i g a t i o n rev e a l e d th a t h e ha d a bla ck ba g con t a i n i n g a su b s t a n c e b eli e v e d to b e mariju a n a in th e Po s t a l truck . The Offic er s co n t a c t e d th e pro p e r US Po s t a l S ervi c e

au t h o ri ti e s wh o ga v e con s e n t to s e a r c h th e truc k . Def e n d a n t s Pap p a s an d Henr y w er e arr e s t e d an d ch ar g e d with

Unla w f u l Po s s e s s i o n of Marijua n a .

Def e n d a n t Henr y wa s ad di ti o n a l l y Both Def e n d a n t s w er e iss u e d

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Tick e t s ret ur n a b l e to First Dis tric t Court 99 Main Str e e t

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