RICHMOND —
Richmond police charged Jeremy Jonathan Roberts, 25, of Burchwood Drive Berea, with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia following a complaint of drug dealing in Richmond on Wednesday.
Around 2 p.m, officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Evansdale Avenue to investigate a report that drugs were being dealt from a vehicle on that street.
Officers located the vehicle and identified Roberts as the driver. Police also learned that he had several outstanding warrants, including two for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and a third for receiving a stolen firearm, a felony, according to the report.
Roberts was asked to exit the vehicle and officers spotted several straws and suspected drug residue resting on the driver’s seat, police said.
Officers searched the vehicle and uncovered two pieces of suspected cocaine on a scale and a plastic baggie containing another piece of suspected cocaine. The estimated weight of the cocaine was 3.7 grams, according to the police report.
Roberts’ outstanding warrants connected to trafficking were a result of a covert investigation conducted by the RPD Narcotics Unit in February and March 2011. During that investigation, detectives had arranged for the purchase of a gram of cocaine from Roberts on two separate occasions, said RPD Chief Larry Brock.
The third warrant, charging Roberts with receiving stolen property, was generated by a Kentucky State Police investigation. Roberts was reported to have been in possession of a firearm stolen in a burglary in connection with that investigation, according to the police report.
Teen robbed of iPod
Tuesday, a 15-year-old male reported that he had been assaulted and his iPod was stolen by two males as he walked on Bellevue Drive, according to Richmond police.
Around 10 p.m. the victim was walking toward Norwood Drive on his way home when he was approached by the suspects.
One of the assailants struck the teenager in the face and knocked him to the ground. The other took the victim’s black-and-gray four gigabyte iPod and they both fled the scene, according to the police report.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police but a search of the area produced no results. The estimated loss was $150.
The suspects were described as: a black male, 6 feet tall or taller, 220 pounds, short black hair, wearing purple basketball shorts and a purple shirt; a black male, 5 feet, 7 inches tall or taller, approximately 150 pounds, black hair, wearing a red shirt and blue jeans.
Burglary on North Street
June 8, a resident of the 600 block of North Street reported that a storage building behind her home had been broken into sometime during the past two weeks and items were stolen.
Reported missing: A red-and-black gasoline powered pressure washer; a yellow electric pressure washer with one of the wheels missing; a gas powered Poulan weed trimmer; a tan Chaps five-piece luggage set; a white and blue 12-by-12 foot tent; a Rug Doctor carpet shampooer, red and white in color; four green Coleman camping chairs; and a Black & Decker battery powered weed trimmer. The estimated loss is $2,034.
Anyone with information regarding the above listed cases is asked to contact the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162.
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