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Police: K-9 Finds Jar Marked ‘Weed’ in Norwalk Teen’s Car During Traffic Stop

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Police cited a 17-year-old Norwalk man on minor drug charges last Monday morning after stopping him for speeding on Old Stamford Road. At about 10:37 a.m. on Nov. 30, police clocked the motorist traveling 51 mph in a 30 mph zone near the intersection at Gower Road, according to a police report. An officer stopped the car, which had New York state license plates, near Park Street and on approaching and speaking to the motorist, detected the odor of marijuana emitting from within the vehicle, the report said. The department’s K-9 unit was called for and the drug-sniffing dog, Apollo, turned up marijuana in the center console of the car, as well as a jar marked ‘WEED’ on blue masking tape inside the driver’s side door, the report said.

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New Canaan Police K-9 Dog Apollo Assists in Greenwich PD’s Search for Burglars

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New Canaan Police K-9 dog Apollo was one of four trained law enforcement canines that assisted late Saturday in a search for suspects in two home break-ins in Greenwich. K-9 units from the MTA Police, Westchester County PD and Connecticut State Police also arrived on scene at Pheasant Lane in Greenwich shortly after 11 p.m. to search for the burglars, according to Lt. Kraig Gray, public information officer of the Greenwich Police Department. A Westchester PD helicopter also assisted in the search. A family alerted local police to their home on Pheasant Lane shortly after arriving home to find that they’d been burglarized, Gray said in a press release. “The homeowners contacted the police who responded immediately securing the residence,” Gray said.

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K-9 Dog Assists in Pre-Dawn Pot Citation on New Norwalk Road

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Police cited a 34-year-old Mahopac, N.Y. man before dawn Thursday after the department’s K-9 dog detected a small amount of marijuana in a car during a motor vehicle stop. At about 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 24, an officer spotted a vehicle traveling south on Route 123 with a registration plate that had expired in April, according to a police report. The officer pulled the car over near Old Kings Highway and, approaching it, detected an odor of marijuana, the report said. He deployed Apollo the K-9 dog, who found a small amount of marijuana in the center console of the car and a multi-colored glass smoking pipe, the report said.

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‘We Should Be Able To Do That’: Police Eye Unannounced K-9 Sweeps for Drugs at NCHS

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As part of a wider effort to address drug use among New Canaan youth, police say they’re trying to find a way to bring the department’s new K-9 unit into the high school for unannounced sweeps of the building. Asked at Tuesday’s Police Commission meeting whether K-9 dog Apollo found any substances during an exercise where he swept through NCHS hallways just prior to the start of the academic year, Police Chief Leon Krolikowski answered: “Suffice to say there are drugs in the school as we speak, no question—and there always have been and always will be.”

“It is just our job to disrupt that and make people think twice if they are going to bring drugs on campus,” the chief said at the meeting, held in the Training Room at the New Canaan Police Department. “That is our intent. We are working with the superintendent where there is some kind of policy where we are able to go, unannounced, and check for narcotics.”

Asked at the time of the K-9 sweep whether unannounced visits by Apollo could become part of NCHS policy, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi said the school board was reviewing its policies and was committed to making its schools drug-free. Police Commissioner Paul Foley said at the meeting that Krolikowski had the “total support” of the commission to make unannounced K-9 sweeps at the high schools.

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NCPD K-9 Detects Marijuana Hidden in Spare Tire Area of Stamford Woman’s Car

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Police cited a 33-year-old Stamford woman on minor drug charges last week after finding a small amount of marijuana and smoking gear in her car during a traffic stop. At about 10:48 a.m. on Sept. 3, an officer stopped the woman for traveling 41 mph in a 25 mph zone on White Oak Shade Road near Brookside Road, according to a police report. Approaching the car, the officer detected a smell of burnt marijuana and called for the department’s K-9 dog, Apollo, who had been working an extra-duty job in town, the repot said. During a search of the vehicle, the dog found burnt marijuana cigarette ends in a small pill bottle where the spare tire goes, as well as a multi-colored smoking pipe inside a blue pouch and another box with a small amount of pot in it.