While traveling eastbound on West Losey Street Friday night, Galesburg Police observed a Chevrolet sedan with a suspended registration and conducted a traffic stop. Officers made contact with the 22-year-old male driver who said he did not have insurance on the vehicle since he just purchased it. The registration was suspended due to mandatory insurance coverage. Officers then deployed a K9 unit to perform a free air sniff test who then alerted them to the presence of narcotics. The driver was asked to step out and then became uncooperative with police not wanting them to search the vehicle. In the vehicle’s center console, police found a gallon-sized bag of cannabis, numerous baggies of cannabis in the glove compartment, and a metal tray with cannabis on the floor. The cannabis tested positive for the presence of THC. A total of 118.5 grams of cannabis was seized. The driver was charged with Possession of Cannabis between 100 and 500 grams, and the Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis between 30 and 500 grams. He was also cited for No Insurance and Driving on a Suspended Registration and transported to the Knox County Jail.
Galesburg Police on Wednesday night observed a white sedan cross over the center line into oncoming traffic on North Henderson Street and West Fremont and conducted a traffic stop. Officers discovered the vehicle’s registration was suspended for the owner having a warrant. Police made contact with the 31-year-old male driver who handed police his passport. Officers immediately detected a strong cannabis odor coming from the vehicle. The man had two 12-year-old juveniles in the vehicle that were later released to a guardian. The man was taken into custody for a valid warrant. Inside the sedan, officers located a burnt cannabis blunt, a baggie containing cannabis, and a drawstring bag containing eleven more baggies of cannabis. There were also small amounts of cannabis throughout the vehicle. A total of 42 grams of cannabis was found. The man was transported to the Knox County Jail and charged with Possession of Cannabis, the Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis between 30 and 500 grams, No Insurance, and operating a vehicle with a suspended registration.
