A 31-year-old Dowagiac man on his bike was pulled over by police, then arrested on meth charges and several outstanding warrants.
An officer stopped the bicyclist, just after 12 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, after noticing he was riding without lights and without any reflective clothing.
The Dowagiac Police Department detailed the incident in a news release sent to 95.3 MNC:
On 6/15/2019, at approximately 12:05 A.M., a Dowagiac Officer was travelling south on M-51 South near Lyle Dr. The Officer observed a male subject riding a bicycle in the middle/left turn lane of M-51 South without any lights on the bicycle or reflective clothing on. The bike rider continued to travel north on M-51 South and turned into the parking lot of the Family Fare grocery store. The Officer made contact with the bike rider and recognized him as a subject that the Officer had dealt with prior. Upon checking, it was determined that the subject had 4 valid bench warrants out for his arrest. The suspect was arrested on the warrants.
After placing the suspect under arrest K9 Tole was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the backpack that the suspect was wearing when he was arrested. Upon searching the backpack Officers located a quantity of meth as well as several meth smoking pipes and other meth paraphernalia. The suspect was also arrested for possession of meth.
Dowagiac Police arrested the 31 year old male from Dowagiac for the 4 bench warrants and Possession of Meth. He was lodged at the Cass County Jail on these charges.
