Men found with ‘medicinal’ marijuana

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Tyndall Avenue Parking Garage on Friday at 11:34 p.m. after someone reported that the smell of marijuana was coming from the top level.

The officer found five men standing near the southeast staircase on the top level of the garage and could smell burning marijuana.

The officer had the men sit against a wall while he searched the area. He found three small cigars with burnt marijuana inside.

The men admitted to the officer that had been smoking the cigars before the officer arrived and that the marijuana was owned by all five of them.

The officer also found an empty prescription pill bottle near the men, in which the marijuana had been. The bottle had a label from California that read for medicinal use only.

All five men were arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana and were cited and released. The officer also filled out Code of Conduct referrals for the Dean of Students for each of the students.

The 2.5 grams of marijuana and pill bottle were placed into UAPD property as evidence.

Man smokes marijuana to avoid Xanax

A UAPD officer arrived at the Tyndall parking garage on Monday at 5:04 p.m. after getting a report that there were people smoking marijuana in a beige Ford Explorer.

The officer found the car there, and when he walked up the passenger side door of the car, he could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the open window.

Both the passenger and the driver were taken from the car and read their rights.

The passenger told the officer, “I smoked a ‘J’ with my friend just briefly. I smoke because of my anxiety and I don’t want to take Xanax.”

The man said there was also a metal grinder in the center console of the car; the grinder and the marijuana were not his.

While the officer was speaking with the man who had been in the driver’s seat, the man said, “My friend and I were just having a smoke.”

The man told the officer that he did not know of a baggie of marijuana that was found in the car and thought that it was in his dorm room. He admitted that the marijuana was his. The metal grinder and pipe found in the car, were also his.

A digital scale, an 8-inch hunting knife and a 4-inch knife were also found in the car.

The passenger admitted to providing rolling papers for the marijuana and he was cited and released for unlawful use of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The officer asked the driver if he had any other marijuana in his dorm room and the man gave consent to the officer the search the room.

In the room, the officer found a marijuana bud in a plastic baggie and a pair of brass knuckles.

The man was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The knives and brass knuckles were placed into property for safekeeping. The marijuana and all paraphernalia were placed into property as evidence.

The officer sent Code of Conduct referrals to the Dean of Students for both men.

Smokers burned during purse return

A University of Arizona Police Department officer went to the UA Main Library on March 10 at 9:20 a.m. to pick up a purse that belonged to a UA student an employee had found.

After checking records for the woman to whom the purse belonged, an address was found and the officer drove to her Campus Crossings apartment to let her know she could pick the purse up from UAPD.

When the officer got to the hallway the room was in he could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from either the woman’s room or the one across from hers.

After the officer knocked on the woman’s apartment door, a man answered and told the officer that the woman who owned the purse did not live there, and it was only himself and his girlfriend that had been living there for two months.

The officer could tell that he had just woken the man up. He asked if the man had any marijuana in the room and he said, “Yeah, a little.”

The man went back into the room and got two small bags with marijuana inside and gave them to the officer.

The man was then told the man to put on a shirt and shoes and get his identification.

The man was identified by an Arizona driver’s license and cited and released for possession of marijuana.

At the UAPD main station, the officer weighed the marijuana. The first bag had 1.4 grams and the second bag had 3.3 grams.

The marijuana was placed into property as evidence and a Code of Conduct referral was sent to the Dean of Students for the man.

Hole-y forbidden fruit in Coronado

An on-duty resident assistant at Coronado Residence Hall called UAPD after she smelled marijuana coming from the hallway on the second floor.

The officer knocked on the door of the room where the smell was the strongest and a resident answered. The officer reported the woman as having red and watery eyes.

The woman allowed the officer in the room where the smell of burnt marijuana became stronger.

She was asked if she had been smoking in the room and the woman said she had smoked earlier with some friends, but would not say with whom.

The officer asked if she had any pot in the room and she pulled a baggie with marijuana inside out of bottom desk drawer.

The resident told the officer that she had bought the marijuana from a man she did not know downtown for $10.

After reading the woman her rights the officer searched her side of the dorm room for any other suspicious things. He found a pink and blue glass smoking pipe, an apple with burnt reside on the top and two holes in the side and a plastic bottle covered with a sock, with a tissue inside and the bottom cut off. The woman told the officer the apple and the bottle were also used for smoking marijuana.

The woman was cited and released for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The items found in the room were entered into evidence and a Code of Conduct referral was sent to the Dean of Students.

False panel conceals pipe

A UAPD officer responded to the Gila Residence Hall on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in reference to the smell of marijuana coming from one of the dorm rooms.

When the officer arrived to the dorm, he spoke with a resident assistant, who took him to the room from which she thought the smell was coming.

Through the door jams, the officer could smell burning marijuana.

After knocking several times, no one answered the door, but the officer could hear someone inside shuffling things around.

The officer called the resident’s name, and the man inside tried to open the door, but a red towel that had been placed at the bottom of the door got in the way.

Once the door had been opened all the way, the officer asked to speak to the resident outside.

The man inside the room told the officer that he thought the room might smell because earlier he had been smoking marijuana outside. He also said that there were no drugs or paraphernalia in his room.

After more questioning, the man said he did have a smoking pipe in his room. The officer asked the student to get the pipe, and when he went back into the room he said, “I can’t find it, I think I left it at my friend’s apartment.”

The officer continued asking the man questions and the man finally said, “I’m sorry, I should have been honest with you earlier.”

The man then took out a wooden panel in a desk and unwrapped a glass pipe.

The man was cited and released on scene for possession of narcotic paraphernalia. The pipe was placed into UAPD property as evidence. The officer also completed a Code of Conduct referral for the Dean of Students.

Marijuana machine shop

A UAPD officer arrived to the Pueblo de la Cienga Residence Hall on Monday at 12:34 a.m. in reference to the smell of marijuana on one of the floors.

The officer knocked on the door of the room in which the odor was the strongest, and, when a student opened the door for the officer, the smell became stronger.

The student was asked to step outside his room, and the officer could see a silver grinder on the desk on the right side of the room.

After the grinder was found, the student allowed the officer to search his side of the room and showed the officer where the marijuana and paraphernalia were.

The student gave the officer a black bong which was on a shelf in his closet, another small silver grinder, a multi-colored pipe and the large grinder that had been on his desk. He also gave the officer bag of marijuana, which weighed 4.8 grams, and admitted that all the marijuana and paraphernalia was his.

Also in the room were many of beer cans and bottles. The man said that he and his roommate had shared the beer.

The officer cited the man for two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of marijuana. He was cited and released on scene.

The bong, pipe, a roller, a lighter, the bag of marijuana and the two grinders were placed into UAPD property as evidence.

A Dean of Students referral was also completed for the student.

Lax ladies allow search, get criminal MIP

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Coronado Residence Hall on Sunday at 11:07 p.m. after someone reported smelling marijuana on the second floor.

The officer met with the Resident Assistant on duty and they patrolled the hallway. The smell was detected as coming from around one door frame on the second floor.

The officer could hear several girls inside the room giggling, and when he knocked on the door, the resident gave the officer permission to come inside.

When he entered the room he saw four girls and smelled a strong odor of marijuana.

The four women were questioned separately. Three women denied knowing about any marijuana and claimed they did not know why the room smelled.

The other woman said she smoked outside earlier that night, but would not say where or with whom.

Another officer was granted permission to search the room and found a 750 milliliter bottle of Three Olives Cherry Vodka under the resident’s desk. He also noticed a full 1.75 liter bottle of Smirnoff Vodka under her roommate’s desk.

The resident was cited and released on a criminal charge of minor in possession and a Code of Conduct report was referred to the Dean of Students.

They never learn

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to Hopi Residence Hall in reference to a strong smell of marijuana on Friday at around 1 p.m.

An officer spoke with a resident assistant of the hall, who said he could smell marijuana coming from one of the dorm rooms.

After the officer knocked on the student’s door a few times, the student answered and agreed to let the officer enter the room and ask a few questions.

Once inside the room, the officer could smell an even stronger odor of marijuana and questioned the student about the smell.

The student, identified by a Connecticut driver’s license, said he did not know why the room smelled. He also refused to let the officer search the room.

Another officer arrived at the dorm and was able to get permission from the student to search the room.

The officer found a grinder and a smoking pipe in the student’s desk.

The officer placed the student under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia. The student was cited and released.

The grinder and pipe were placed into property as evidence. The student was referred to the Dean of Students.

Men won’t claim mysterious marijuana

A UAPD officer responded to Hopi Residence Hall in reference to a strong smell of burning marijuana.

The on-duty Resident Assistant Wednesday night told UAPD that at about 10:30 he could smell the marijuana coming from the west wing of the hall and identified the room where it smelled the strongest.

When the officer knocked on the door, it was answered by two residents who agreed to allow the officer in the room to ask them questions.

Both men claimed that they did not know where the smell was coming from and they did not know why there was an odor in their room.

The officer noticed an unlabeled prescription pill bottle on top of the refrigerator, which contained small particles that appeared to be marijuana.

The residents denied the officer consent to search the room and they both denied ownership of the pill bottle, claiming that they had no idea of how it got into the room.

While speaking with both men, the officer noticed that they had symptoms of recent drug use. After being questioned about their marijuana usage, they admitted that they had smoked marijuana off campus earlier in the night. They again stated there was no marijuana in the room.

The prescription pill bottle was placed into property as evidence and both students were reported to the Dean of Students for drug paraphernalia.

Men pitch pot from parking garage

A UAPD officer was conducting a garage check at the Tyndall Avenue Garage on Jan. 17 when he noticed four men sitting against a short wall. The officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the area.

The four men were identified by two Arizona drivers’ licenses, a California license and a New Jersey license.

When asked whether or not they had been smoking, they all replied that they had been earlier.

The men said when they saw the patrol car come toward them and stop, they threw the marijuana and smoking pipe over the edge of the garage.

Another officer found the marijuana at the bottom of the ramp inside a Motrin pill bottle. The officer also found a smashed glass smoking pipe without a bowl.

The men said they had pooled money together to buy the marijuana from an unknown man at a house party off campus earlier in the week.

The total amount of marijuana found was 33.3 grams. It was placed into UAPD property with a request to be destroyed and the incident was referred to the Dean of Students Office.