Police Blotter
More stories from Samantha Godby
All information is retrieved from MUPD.
Stolen Handgun Recovered
A student turned in a handgun found in the bed of his truck on Oct. 1. It was discovered at approximately 10 a.m. The student removed the magazine and placed it in the cab of his truck. When the student turned the gun over to MUPD, it was discovered the gun was reported stolen in Huntington on Oct. 2, 2007.
DUI First Offense
A red Mazda was pulled over for speeding on Third Avenue at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 2. The vehicle was traveling at approximately 46 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. According to police, the suspect had red glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. The officer administered three field sobriety tests and all three failed. The suspect blew 0.13 when given the Breathalyzer test. The individual, 20, was arrested for DUI first offense.
Samantha Godby can be contacted at [email protected].
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