Police Find Bags of Marijuana Near Interstate in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Police responded to the following incidents, according to the weekly police blotter:

Saturday, Feb. 9

At 2 a.m., police found two plastic bags of marijuana on the Shrewsbury Avenue overpass near the exit ramp from Interstate 44. Police found the bags while assisting an Overland man, whose vehicle had run out of gas. After a fingerprint analysis by the St. Louis County Police Crime Laboratory, police identified the Overland man's fingerprints on the bags. Police are seeking the man for questioning.

At 1:30 p.m., police responded to a disturbance between a girlfriend and boyfriend at McDonald's at 7259 Watson Road. The man had an outstanding warrant from St. Louis County and was arrested. 

Questions about this report may be directed to editor Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com. For more crime information on Affton-Shrewsbury Patch, please see the following articles:

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