OAKWOOD (Aug. 11): Police responded to the 400 block of Harman Avenue on a report of four juveniles smoking marijuana in a backyard. According to police reports, an officer found three boys sitting around five marijuana plants. One boy, who was holding a baggie of suspected marijuana, got up to leave and was told to stop, but jumped a fence and ran.
The other two were arrested for possession of marijuana. Another teen who was inside the house admitted growing the plants and was arrested for illegal manufacture of marijuana.
The boy who ran later was identified and charged with obstructing official business. A fifth boy was later seen picking up a bike from the residence, and after a search, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
