COLUMBUS, Ind. – A local woman was arrested on a drug possession charge after a car, in which she was a passenger, was pulled over for a minor traffic violation early Tuesday morning. The Columbus Police Department (CPD) stopped the vehicle for a minor traffic infraction near 16th Street and Home Avenue at approximately 12:15 a.m.
A CPD canine responded to the scene a short time later and the officer advised that the service dog alerted to the smell of narcotics inside the car. During a search of the vehicle, drug paraphernalia, several syringes, and a small amount of methamphetamine were allegedly located near where Holly Caldwell, 32, of Columbus, was sitting.
Caldwell was placed under arrest and transported to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of possession of a legend drug injection device, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of meth.
