Crime & Safety

Berkeley Woman Charged With Having Crack Cocaine At Lacey Wawa

A 25-year-old Berkeley woman was charged Friday with having crack cocaine in the Wawa parking lot in Lacey, police said.

According to police:

At 11:40 p.m., Officer Dimitri Tsarnas and Officer Michael Verwey were assigned to a directed drug enforcement patrol when they observed a drug transaction between the occupants of two vehicles on Maple Road near Laurel Boulevard.

Officer Tsarnas and Officer Verwey followed one of the vehicles into the parking lot of Wawa, located at 701 Route 9 in Lanoka Harbor. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of the driver, 25-year-old Melinda Goetchius of Staysail Court in Berkeley, for possession of CDS (Crack Cocaine).

Goetchius was transported to police headquarters where she was processed and released on Criminal Summons pending a future court date. Melinda Goetchius was charged with possession of CDS (Crack Cocaine), possession of Marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Melinda Goetchius was also issued a summons for possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle.


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