NEWS RELEASE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
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On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at approximately 1:20 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Traverse City Post observed two women dumpster diving at the Women’s Resource Center located on W. South Airport Road in Garfield Township. Their vehicle was in the parking lot. This location has posted signs prohibiting loitering in the parking lot, and the Woman’s Resource Center has had issues with dumpster diving in the past.
The women, a 42-year-old from Grawn and 42-year-old from Traverse City, were near the vehicle when the troopers began speaking with them. Troopers immediately noticed a loaded syringe in plain view inside the vehicle. One of the women informed the troopers there was also heroin in her purse. Troopers seized the loaded syringe and approximately one gram of heroin/fentanyl from inside the purse. A search of the vehicle yielded approximately 1.2 grams of methamphetamine and other meth related paraphernalia. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine and the other tested positive for fentanyl. Both women were arrested and lodged in the Grand Traverse County Jail pending arraignment.
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