Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Slow driver busted in Carlsbad

Gun and pot found in his car

While on routine patrol along the coast of Carlsbad at around 4:30 p.m. on May 14, two state Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) game wardens came up behind a silver Lexus on Carlsbad Boulevard.

While normally game wardens do not pull over drivers for vehicle-code violations, the man was driving 15 to 20 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. They also noticed he was holding his cell phone with one hand and a cigarette with the other.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Stopped at “Turnarounds” – a popular surf spot off Carlsbad Boulevard at Palomar Airport Road — the officers, approaching the vehicle, noticed the smell of marijuana and a lighter in the driver's lap. The driver voluntarily exited the vehicle and consented to a search.

He was arrested when officers found several half-smoked joints, a small baggie of marijuana, pipes, roach clips, and rolling papers. A 9mm gun clip, loaded with 12 rounds, was found in the glove compartment. A 9mm handgun was later found in the truck along with a large, double-edged hunting knife. The man didn’t have a medical marijuana card or a permit for the gun.

Officers on the scene, assisted by a State Parks ranger, would not give any details about the incident, but DFW public information officer Mark Michilizzi stated the driver’s initial violations of three vehicle codes — impeding the flow of traffic, talking on a cell phone, and not in full control of the vehicle (no hands on the wheel) — is what first caused the officers to take notice.

“As law-enforcement officers, they were required to take action,” said Michilizzi. Although Carlsbad police weren’t notified of the incident and were not asked for assistance, further investigation by DFW showed the man had a criminal record for similar arrests, as well as violation of a penal code that involved improper actions around children or a school.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

March is typically windy, Sage scents in the foothills

Butterflies may cross the county

While on routine patrol along the coast of Carlsbad at around 4:30 p.m. on May 14, two state Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) game wardens came up behind a silver Lexus on Carlsbad Boulevard.

While normally game wardens do not pull over drivers for vehicle-code violations, the man was driving 15 to 20 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. They also noticed he was holding his cell phone with one hand and a cigarette with the other.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Stopped at “Turnarounds” – a popular surf spot off Carlsbad Boulevard at Palomar Airport Road — the officers, approaching the vehicle, noticed the smell of marijuana and a lighter in the driver's lap. The driver voluntarily exited the vehicle and consented to a search.

He was arrested when officers found several half-smoked joints, a small baggie of marijuana, pipes, roach clips, and rolling papers. A 9mm gun clip, loaded with 12 rounds, was found in the glove compartment. A 9mm handgun was later found in the truck along with a large, double-edged hunting knife. The man didn’t have a medical marijuana card or a permit for the gun.

Officers on the scene, assisted by a State Parks ranger, would not give any details about the incident, but DFW public information officer Mark Michilizzi stated the driver’s initial violations of three vehicle codes — impeding the flow of traffic, talking on a cell phone, and not in full control of the vehicle (no hands on the wheel) — is what first caused the officers to take notice.

“As law-enforcement officers, they were required to take action,” said Michilizzi. Although Carlsbad police weren’t notified of the incident and were not asked for assistance, further investigation by DFW showed the man had a criminal record for similar arrests, as well as violation of a penal code that involved improper actions around children or a school.

Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

SDSU pres gets highest pay raise in state over last 15 years

Union-Tribune still stiffing downtown San Diego landlord?
Next Article

Melissa Etheridge, The Imaginary Amazon

Events April 1-April 3, 2024
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.