Crime & Safety
Bayville Man Charged With Drug Offenses in Lacey
Arrest on drug, underage alcohol charges came following traffic stop
Lacey police have charged a Berkeley Township man with drug offenses following a traffic stop.
Police arrested 20-year-old Cody Lessing of Eastern Boulevard in Bayville on Oct. 3 after officers Alan Abrecht George Resetar responded to the area of Tappan Street and Penn Avenue for a report of a male partially hanging out of a vehicle.
Two men, riding in a Mazda pickup truck, fit the description, police said.
While speaking with Lessing, Resetar observed a plastic bag labeled "G6," a form of synthetic marijuana, as well as a smoking pipe with burnt residue in a baseball cap on the dashboard of the vehicle, according to a statement by police.
Lessing was also found in possession of Sky Pineapple flavored vodka and rolling papers, police said.
Lessing was searched, handcuffed, and transported to police headquarters for processing, and was charged with possession of synthetic cannabinoid, drug paraphernalia, and underage possession/consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Lessing was released on a summons pending a court date.
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