Newtown Arrest: Speeding Driver Arrested On Drug Possession Charges

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A Ridgefield man was arrested on drug possession charges after being stopped for speeding by Newtown Police on Mount Pleasant Road on June 21, according to police.

Newtown Police arrested a Ridgefield man for speeding and possession of marijuana following a traffic stop.
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K Reakes

06/29/2016 4:00 p.m.

Dylan Rene Declercq, 27, was stopped after police said they observed him speeding and passing cars in a no-passing zone.

After being stopped, police learned that Declercq was driving on a suspended license and was in possession of marijuana, police said.

He was charged with posesson of narcotics, possession of a controlled substance, illegal storing of narcotics, illegal passing and operating a vehicle without a driver's license, police said.

Declercq was released on $500 bail and is scheduled to appear in Danbury Court on July 7.

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