Subject asleep behind the wheel; drugs seized from vehicle

Subject asleep behind the wheel; drugs seized from vehicle

On Nov. 24, 2017, at about 12:32 a.m., the Owego Police Department received information of a subject asleep behind the wheel at the intersection of East and West Avenue in the Village of Owego.  

The vehicle was located on Talcott Street and was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation. When the officer approached the vehicle he could smell an odor of marihuana coming from the vehicle.  

A search of the vehicle located 29 grams of marihuana, 10 grams of methamphetamine, scales, packaging materials, 16 hits of blotter acid and $2,400 in cash.  

The driver, Bridgett M. Pinny, age 38 from Spencer, N.Y., was arrested for two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third with intent to sell.

Pinny was arraigned in the Village of Owego Court and was remanded to the Tioga County Jail in lieu of $40,000 cash or $80,000 bond.  

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police assisted the Owego Police Department.    

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