Police Arrest Man for Possession of Meth, Probation Violation

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

At 9 p.m. on April 28, Sierra Madre police went to a residence in the 00 block of West Sierra Madre Boulevard to conduct a felony probation compliance check. As they interviewed the individual on probation, the officers observed a white crystalline substance and narcotics paraphernalia in plain sight on an entry room table. Further investigation determined that the substance was methamphetamine. This constituted a violation of the terms of probation. The individual, a 28-year-old man, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

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