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BRIEF: Cops: Cell phone stop leads to drug chargesBRIDGEPORT, May 18, 2012 (Connecticut Post - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- An Ansonia man pulled over by state police on Route 25 for using a cell phone while driving is facing several charges after a trooper found drugs in the man's car, according to the police incident report. Glenn Hines, 46, of Church Street, was stopped on the northbound lanes near exit 5 Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m. when a trooper said he spotted him using a cell phone. A check of Hines record revealed he was driving with a suspended license, police said. Hines was convicted of driving under the influence earlier this year and sentenced to a suspended six-months prison sentence and 18 months probation, according to court records. In addition to the cell phone violation and driving with a suspended license, Hines was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of narcotics outside the proper container. Hines was released after posting $1,000 bond and is due in Bridgeport Superior Court on May 31. ___ (c)2012 the Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.) Visit the Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.) at www.ctpost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services |
