Now we know why Elmo is so tickled.....

[marmar]

Posted on Fri, Apr. 9, 2010


Police: Pot in son’s Elmo bag gets dad busted
By Peter Mucha

(Philadelphia) Inquirer Staff Writer


Don't expect Sesame Street to ever come out with anything labeled "Smoke Me Elmo."

But that was the a Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV online headline after a Southwestern Pennsylvania man was arrested for allegedly showing up at an elementary school to retrieve nearly four ounces of marijuana left in his son's Elmo backpack.

"It was something dumb," Ronald Washington, 33, told the troopers who took him into custody yesterday, according to police.

Officials at Menallen Elementary School in Uniontown, Fayette County, became suspicious after Washington called to ask if his son had arrived, because something was accidentally left in the kindergartner's backpack.

Inside the blue bag were two other bags - plastic baggies containing 105 grams of marijuana - along with the 6-year-old boy's homework, police said.

State police were waiting when Washington showed up that morning.

"Upon police arrival, a very strong marijuana odor was being emitted from the bookbag," according to a news release. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/90342359.html?cmpid=15585797

[d_r]

1. of course there was...

"Upon police arrival, a very strong marijuana odor was being emitted from the bookbag," according to a news release. .........


So of course they had complete reasonable suspicion to look in the bag, because, you know, there was a strong marijuana order coming right through the plastic bags and the backpack.

Not that the guy isn't a dumbass, I'm just saying.

[Merlot]

2. ya, that "strong marijuana odor" excuse is being used a lot

because pots smells so strong when it's NOT burning...

[Berry Cool]

3. Well, you know, Elmo was giving it away by giggling a lot

and asking for some chips and pretzels.