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Bicycle stop ends in drug arrest

Saturday, August 23, 2008

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By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer

Deputies stopped Debra Navarro as she rode her bicycle in the area of Pine and Jefferson streets on Thursday evening.

Navarro is on probation, subject to search and seizure without a warrant.

When she was contacted by police, she dropped a baggie, containing methamphetamine on the ground, police said.

It didn’t stop there.

Police conducted a search of her residence in the 400 block of Jefferson Street, and found more meth, packaging materials and a scale.

Navarro, 36, was arrested on suspicion of possession of meth for sale and violation of probation.

13 comment(s)

dreluvwine26 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 2:15 AM:

" Is that what they mean when they talk about "doping" in cycling????? I didn't know Floyd Landis did crank.... "

ADark1 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 5:15 AM:

" LOL they rides bikes all night long every night..drives my dogs nuts! So THATS what they are doing! here I was thinking they were coming to get me for something I wasn't doing! hahahaha! "

amazed wrote on Aug 23, 2008 9:48 AM:

" Interesting -- what's the probable cause for stopping someone on a bike? "

Winewoman wrote on Aug 23, 2008 10:07 AM:

" Hey, ADark1 - good to see you're back. "

db76 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:45 AM:

" If somebody is on probation you dont need probable cause. "

matt68 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:50 AM:

" amazed: Bicycles are subject are subject to all the rules of the road as vehicles. So, the probable cause for the stop could be any number of reasons. "

14obama wrote on Aug 23, 2008 2:10 PM:

" Crank is some bad stough ! Stay away from it ! It'll rot your insides. It'll rot your outsides. It'll Cucuracha ! "

mafi wrote on Aug 23, 2008 2:51 PM:

" That's easy- the bike needs to have a license, you need a helmet, lights at night, use your hand for turn signals, stop at stop signs, super easy to pull over druggies on bikes, slam dunk.. "

comment wrote on Aug 23, 2008 3:34 PM:

" If you want to read about real crime, look at the St. Helena police log on the St. Helena Star website. You thought Napa was bad. In St. Helena you have kids skateboarding without helmets, loud ping pong games, people searching through trash cans and annoying peddler's. "

asahigo wrote on Aug 23, 2008 3:49 PM:

" It depends, some probation still requires probably cause for you to be stopped or searched. However most parolees on a narcotic conviction are subject to search and seizure without probable cause if the officer recognizes them. "

Dwayne wrote on Aug 23, 2008 5:16 PM:

" But was she in possession of strawberries...??? "

Winewoman wrote on Aug 24, 2008 10:16 AM:

" I think it would be interesting - and eye opening - if the NVR posted the Napa polic log like they do the St Helena police log. I asked the NVR if they would, basically they said no - to look at the crime map instead. I think it would be a good for the community to see the Napa Crime Log in its entirety. It will open our eyes as t what is really going on in our community. Come on, if prestigious St Helena can do it, what's the big deal? "

msinformd wrote on Aug 25, 2008 2:49 PM:

" By definition, all bicyclists are in possesion of crank! "

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