2 Gilbert,Az men arrested in alleged marijuana-iPad swap

[brassmonkey]

two 20-year-old Gilbert men were arrested in an undercover operation after an advertisement was posted on Craigslist to trade marijuana for an Apple iPad, officials said.

In the posting, Jacob Walker reportedly wanted to trade his Apple iPod Touch and what he called "a quarter of dank blue dream straight outta Cali" for an Apple iPad, Gilbert police spokesman Sgt. Mark Marino said.

Police were notified about the advertisement by a citizen on the department tip line, Marino said. Detectives replied to the posting and set up a meeting with Walker at Val Vista Drive and Warner Road around 3 p.m.

According to Marino, Walker arrived at the scene with Joseph Velarde and gave the marijuana to an undercover detective.

Velarde also had narcotics in his possession, police said.

Walker and Velarde were arrested in connection with the conspiracy to sell marijuana.

[TyroneGoldberg]

i feel much safer now.

[Amputate Your Head]

Wow... they actually set up a sting for a quarter of an ounce of plant matter.


The police never cease to amaze me.

[CYF]

Wow... they actually set up a sting for a quarter of an ounce of plant matter.


The police never cease to amaze me.

it was an easy bust, practically handed to them on a silver platter. Much better than doing actual work

[brassmonkey]

it was an easy bust, practically handed to them on a silver platter. Much better than doing actual work

their just lucky it wasnt a dealer with a tec-9

[stickyfingerz]

Well thank God there were no pets at the scene of the bust or they would of had to have swat come in to put them down....

Btw not surprising someone that wanted an Ipad was stupid enough to post an add on CL stating such. lmao (come on I got to get my mac bashing in somewheres... lol)

[EliteWebmaster]

Facepalm

How stupid can these guys be? Craigslist is the number one place for criminals to converge so guess what? Cops also patrol Craigslist daily for easy arrests.

Just the look on the 2 brainlords in the mug shots say it all

[TyroneGoldberg]

it was an easy bust, practically handed to them on a silver platter. Much better than doing actual work

yeah sitting around eating do-nuts while waiting for a 'tip'

[brassmonkey]

sticky iky

[Manowar]

damn, the police are killing it

[jimmy-3-way]

two 20-year-old Gilbert men were arrested in an undercover operation after an advertisement was posted on Craigslist to trade marijuana for an Apple iPad, officials said.

In the posting, Jacob Walker reportedly wanted to trade his Apple iPod Touch and what he called "a quarter of dank blue dream straight outta Cali" for an Apple iPad, Gilbert police spokesman Sgt. Mark Marino said.

Police were notified about the advertisement by a citizen on the department tip line, Marino said. Detectives replied to the posting and set up a meeting with Walker at Val Vista Drive and Warner Road around 3 p.m.

According to Marino, Walker arrived at the scene with Joseph Velarde and gave the marijuana to an undercover detective.

Velarde also had narcotics in his possession, police said.

Walker and Velarde were arrested in connection with the conspiracy to sell marijuana.

The one on the right looks like a dangerous illegal.

[AndyA]

AMERICA, Fuck Ya!

[candyflip]

It's not legal here in NY, but they've decriminalized it to the point that our Police Officers aren't wasting their time and tax payers dollars with sting operations involving a couple grams of bud.

I have multiple friends who are cops and they all laugh at this kind of shit, and probably wouldn't be cops if that was what they had to contend with on a daily basis.

[troncarver]

It's not legal here in NY, but they've decriminalized it to the point that our Police Officers aren't wasting their time and tax payers dollars with sting operations involving a couple grams of bud.

I have multiple friends who are cops and they all laugh at this kind of shit, and probably wouldn't be cops if that was what they had to contend with on a daily basis.

i have never been charged with possession in NY, but i have had it confiscated multiple times...

[LeRoy]

They'll get a year in Jail or more. Ouch!

[candyflip]

i have never been charged with possession in NY, but i have had it confiscated multiple times...

I have too. They just took it and didn't even bother with an appearance ticket. So that tells me that the cop who took it enjoyed it that night...for sure.

Rochester PD, Monroe County Sheriff, a few local township officers and a few NYS Troopers...these guys have all done the same exact thing.

[Amputate Your Head]

They'll get a year in Jail or more. Ouch!

This kind of retarded use of our police time and money needs to end. This is the equivalent of setting up a bust for one of those obscure 19th century laws like not bathing with a banana on Tuesdays.

[JP-pornshooter]

Wow... they actually set up a sting for a quarter of an ounce of plant matter.


The police never cease to amaze me.

dont get fooled, arizona is not a liberal place to hang out.
it is a very conservative state.
very different from cali.

[xxweekxx]

this is stupid. its not even worth arresting someone over.. fucking waste of tax dollars

the more important question is who the fuck snitched?

[kristin]

What a jackass, that looks like some pretty good weed.

[jimmy-3-way]

What a jackass, that looks like some pretty good weed.

The fool lost his iPod too.

[woj]

2 less idiots on the street, natural selection at work

[brassmonkey]

They'll get a year in Jail or more. Ouch!

yep its zero tolerance even a joint is time. id rather do county time than be behind the wall.

[Cyber Fucker]

I see that police officers do brilliant job there. Now we're so much safer!

[Bird]

Weed and AZ No bueno....

Weed and California, Bueno.....

[Mr Happy]

I have an idea Lets all join forces and start randomly killing cops ha ha ha ha

they do it to us so why not!

[seeandsee]

that will solve all our problems, bravo police

[brassmonkey]

im hoping they dont have any other charges(priors). maybe they will get probation and rehab. their pretty young would hate to see their lives ruined.