From the Cary Police Department comes a report of a traffic stop for lack of a headlight:
Arrest Date: 04/17/2025, Arrest Time: 11:00 PM
Arrest Location: U.S. ROUTE 14 / W. MAIN ST
Arrestee Name: FOUNTAIN, ROBERT, Sex – M, Race, Age – 19, Street – WANDER WAY, CARY
Charge: DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, Type: , MISDEMEANOR, Class A
Charge: DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, Type: PETTYe Type Class
CITED AND RELEASED ON SCENE 04/17/2025
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“The officer smelled cannabis (articulated as fresh cannabis) inside the vehicle, so this was a search based on probable cause,” wrote Scott Naydenoff, Deputy Chief of Support Services.
Arrest date: 04/17/2025, Arrest Time: 9:00 PM, Arrest Location: U.S. ROUTE 14 / WESTBURY DR
Arrestee Name: HUBBEL-STEVENS, JASON, Sex – M, Race – W, Age – 40, Street, NOTTINGHAM DR,
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Charge: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CANNABIS BY PASSENGER, Type: MISDEMEANOR, Class A
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Meanwhile, from Fox32 comes this story:
Illinois bill would remove cannabis odor as probable cause for police to search car
- The Illinois Senate passed a bill to remove cannabis odor as the sole reason for probable cause for police officers to search a car.
- The Senate sponsor argued the bill clarifies what law enforcement can do during a traffic stop involving cannabis after contradictory Illinois Supreme Court rulings.
- S.B. 42 still needs approval from the House of Representatives and Gov. JB Pritzker to become law.
The Senate roll call:
