Police Blotter: East Lyme Police Seize 3lb of Marijuana

Michael Young, 25, of 38 Charter Oak Drive in East Lyme was arrested on a warrant on February 27 following an investigation by East Lyme Police Department. Young was charged with illegal sale of a controlled substance and with possession of a controlled substance.

According to the police report, the warrant was based on an investigation conducted by East Lyme Police Department with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Service. The police seized a package containing more than three pounds of marijuana at the East Lyme Post Office. 

East Lyme Police Department K-9 Knox, the department's narcotics dog, alerted East Lyme Officer Lindsay Cutillo to the suspected package.

Bond was set at $25,000. 

February 23, 2013

Rosemary Brodeur, 50, of King Arthur Drive, 5J, Niantic, was charged with Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs. Police made the arrest after stopping to investigate a vehicle that was off the road and giving the driver a field sobriety test. 

February 21, 2013

Jillian Rix, 20, of 8 Islanda Court in East Lyme was charged with Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs, with failure to drive in the proper lane, and with having a license that has been suspended or revoked (or refusing to provide one). According to the police report, the suspect was pulled over after police noticed the driver seemed to have difficulty staying in the proper lane while traveling on Route 2 in Preston.