OFF DUTY POLICEMAN

An off-duty police officer who was in the right place at the right time helped put two armed robbery suspects in jail.

Willie Rae Smith Jr. and Taymar Fields are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint Thursday afternoon on Elise Street in Arlington.

A few blocks away, an off-duty Pittsburgh police detective was visiting the gravesite of a family member when he saw the two men run through St. Peter Cemetery and hide on a nearby porch.

When he heard sirens he called dispatch.

Police chased the two men into Mount Oliver before catching and arresting them for robbery, threatening a victim and fleeing police..

Marijuana for presents

Deputies received a stunning answer during a traffic stop on a Nebraska interstate Tuesday. An elderly couple claimed that the nearly 60 pounds of marijuana found inside their vehicle, worth more than $300,000, had been earmarked as gifts.

Patrick Jiron, 80, and Barbara Jiron, 83,“said the marijuana was for Christmas presents,” POLICE REPORTED

The couple, stopped after deputies saw the vehicle cross the center line and fail to signal,
told deputies they were from Clearlake Oaks, Calif., and were heading for Vermont. Deputies allegedly detected a “strong odor” of marijuana and conducted a probable cause search. The marijuana was found in boxes stored inside the pickup topper and has an estimate value of
$336,000,