Devil Rays Player Goes Bust on E 21st in Tampa--Elijah Dukes

TAMPA, Fla., (970 WFLA) 'Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes has been arrested on misdemeanor marijuana charges.

• Police say Dukes was stopped at East 21st Avenue and North 29th Street because his radio was too loud. Police smelled the pot and K-9 Bosco sniffed it out....finding less than two grams in the car's center console.

Officers did not charge Dukes with D.U.I. because he was not impaired.

• Since possession of such a small amount is not a felony, Dukes was not hauled off to jail. Dukes will face the charges later in court.
• Clear Channel Radio report

• The radio station said he wouldn't have been noticed had the music not been very loud over a protracted period. I'm on one of my visits here, so heard the WFLA report. You have to do a lot in this town to get the police to notice. I've been robbed several times, and the police have always dismissed it. 3 people were murdered in my neighborhood last year, and the police only refer to it as a "misunderstanding." Have a nice day. sm

P.S. Following up on the crime-happy Tampa theme, about a day after I posted the above message, the cops were, of course, at my house--not about Elijah Dukes, but some new robbery-related stuff. Someone tried to break into my next-door neighbor's house early this AM, and an officer needed to ask me if I'd seen the perp, etc. Those of you who think crime is no big deal should be thrilled--you won the culture war.

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