 This is NOT Ralph Belmont |
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According to Hennessey, during the investigation he observed a large, obvious bulge in the groin area of the passenger’s pants. Hennessey attempted to ascertain the contents of the bulge and said Belmont refused to cooperate and had to be physically restrained. Hennessey requested assistance from State Trooper Gary Ingham and his narcotics-certified K-9. Police said the K-9 gave a positive alert on Belmont’s passenger seat. Hennessey detained Belmont and applied for a search warrant to search his clothing and body. The warrant was authorized and Belmont was searched at the Seabrook Police Department.
Hennessey allegedly seized approximately one pound of cocaine in a clear Ziploc plastic bag hidden in Belmont’s underwear.
Uh, OK.
What did the dude think he was going to achieve by stalling? Did he think the drugs in his jock were going to disappear?
Ha, Ha. All the dude had to do was put the drugs in the glove compartment and refuse vehicle inspection. Then all the cop can do is look at the empty seats.
Anybody know if a drug dog is with the cop if the dog is free to sniff?
RTFA – the dude carrying the drugs was the passenger. The driver gave permission to search the car.
Why on earth did the driver give consent? “Overly nervous?” What the hell are you supposed to feel like when you get puled over by a trooper.
I suppose if their was any of a time for one to shit their pants that would of been a time.
Don’t they use cocaine to get rid of crabs in Maine?
I am surprised they bothered to get a warrant. I didn’t think we had any rights left seeing as how the Federal government has been shitting on the fourth amendment. Hooray for the rule of LAW.
“What did the dude think he was going to achieve by stalling? Did he think the drugs in his jock were going to disappear?”
he must have read the gunslinger….
#1 Yes the dog can sniff and would probably pick up the smell from outside the car which would allow them to get a search warrant.
Please allow me to grab the low-hanging fruit:
This could give a whole new meaning to the term “blow” job.
I just can’t get over the picture! 🙂 What albumn did they get that off of ? ? ? ?
“What did the dude think he was going to achieve by stalling? Did he think the drugs in his jock were going to disappear?”
Drug use and stupidity goes hand in hand.
@Paddy-O
Drug use and stupidity goes hand in hand.
So does using sweeping generalizations.
#12 – Yeah, like saying rain is wet. LOL.
It’s okay, I don’t like you less if you are an addict.
#8–Gig==you are probably right. I recall a case where the Sup Ct (maybe of California, but maybe USA) said that police could not surveil a house using thermal imaging because that technology was beyond “normal human sensory abilities”. Seems like the same rule should/could apply to dope sniffing dogs?
Saying that, sounds like the Ca. Sup Ct to me.
#14 – Rulings over the years have separated expected privacy on a public road & in your house.
#15, not if it’s guns in the Southwest and Rockies. Both the same.
#7 Well played, well played.
I couldn’t imagine what would happen if the guys had drugs in the car but the bulge was just a large..well, you get the picture.
#1-is the drug dog free to sniff around the car? i can’t quote a court case, but my observations are that it is totally permissible for the drug dog to sniff around the car. it would probably be along the same line of reasoning as the officer smelling a strong odor of pot when he asked for license and registration. it is certainly the practice to have drug dogs sniff around vehicles without asking permission. some examples that come to mind are at the border and at immigration checkpoints. i also witnessed it in a kansas rest area where all I-70 east bound traffic was directed into the rest area. there was about 30 state troopers and county deputies as well as at least 5 drug dogs. 2-3 officers talked to the driver while the handler would run his dog around the car.
They can sniff your car but they “at this time” can not walk them down a street an sniff the homes. Not sure what the differance is except maybe public road versis private property.
If the photo (bucket) is for illustration purposes only, why don’t you put up one that relates more to the article, like a swimming competition that shows men with bulges, or a gay parade in San Francisco close up, or a photo of a basket from India, or anything that simply looks more interesting with some kind of expression? The picture you chose is sooooo lame. Maybe you didn’t see this other “stolen object” on his website that’s much better http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/hippiegoth_2006/NikkiSixx17.jpg which is it’s next door neighbor and much cuter.
1) Never talk to the police.
2) Never consent to search.
Nothing you say, even if you are innocent, will ever help your situation. Police are trained to manipulate the public into admitting guilt, even if they are not guilty.