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Police: Two Teens Busted With Pot Near Elementary School In Danbury

DANBURY, Conn. — Two 18-year-olds were busted with marijuana, 80 Ziploc bags, a digital scale, a marijuana grinder and $479 in cash in a car near South Street Elementary School late Friday, the News-Times said. 

Two teens were arrested on multiple charges on Town Hill Avenue late Friday, Danbury police said.

Two teens were arrested on multiple charges on Town Hill Avenue late Friday, Danbury police said.

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Police responded to Town Hill Avenue just before midnight on a report of a suspicious SUV and a man with a gun, the News-Times said. 

Officers found no man with a gun, but there were two people in the SUV, which smelled of pot and contained the contraband, the News-Times said.

The driver, Jacob E. Marrero, of Danbury, and the passenger, Sydney Quinn Zottola, of New Milford were each charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of paraphernalia near a school, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance under four ounces.

Marrero was also charged with having a weapon in a motor vehicle and carrying a dangerous weapon after police found a flashlight-style electronic taser weapon in his pocket, the News-Times said.

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