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Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
63 CHARGES FILED DURING TRAFFIC STOPS
Cocaine, Marijuana Confiscated In Multi-Agency Effort
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Mocksville Police Detectives Nelson Turrentine (left) and Robin Robbins and Sgt. Rick Donathan do a field test on cocaine confiscated at a traffic stop. - Photo by Mike Barnhardt
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By Mike Barnhardt
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Mocksville Police Sgt. Rick Donathan knew something wasn’t right as he watched the red car approach a “Booze It Or Lose It” traffic check point Friday night.
The driver was reaching toward the floorboard and toward a passenger in the front seat.
“My experience told me that something wasn’t right,” the officer said. “She said she couldn’t remember where her license was. They gave quick answers and were nervous.”
He had the driver pull the car to the side, routine procedure for the traffic stop.
The passenger, Brenda Gail Newton, 29, of East Spencer, had two small baggies and a pipe clutched in her hand. The contents of those baggies tested positive for cocaine ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
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