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Drug stop, DUI in Napa
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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A Fairfield man was arrested in Napa Saturday evening after being stopped because one of his vehicle’s headlights was out. Don Lotz, 31, consented to a vehicle search at Brown and Pueblo streets, and Napa Police found Vicodin and morphine tablets in the car, Napa Police Sgt. Don Honey said.

Lotz, who did not have a prescription for the medications, said he got the tablets from friends for his back pain, police said. Lotz was booked into the county jail at 7:43 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
Napa Police made a felony DUI arrest late Sunday evening after an American Canyon man was stopped at California Boulevard and Pueblo Avenue. Napa Police Sgt. Don Honey said Tomas Rodriguez, 37, was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI after an unnamed passenger in his vehicle was injured. Police are still investigating the incident, Honey said.
3 comment(s)

psychochik wrote on Jan 29, 2008 3:18 PM:

" The second portion of this article confuses me. I live near this area and know there was a pretty significant accident at that intersection Sunday night, is that what thats regarding ??? Napa Register, edit !! Please ?? "

flibbertigibbet wrote on Jan 29, 2008 5:09 PM:

" Who knew! yes probably a hand full of you, but having Vicodin was illegal? I know a few people who are breaking the law!!!!
It still seems odd, did he have 10lbs. of the stuff? "

starling wrote on Jan 29, 2008 7:15 PM:

" It is against the law to have ANY prescription meds without having a prescription for them. What I really don't understand though, is why consent to have your vehicle searched for a dumb headlight out? The article doesn't say that the driver appeared to be drunk, on drugs, or had a warrant, so there really wasn't a justifiable reason for the cops to search him. It just shows that this guy honestly didn't know he was doing anything wrong having those pills if allowed the search in the first place. "

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