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When Pompton Lakes police seized Darren Richardson’s car on a rainy September afternoon, they told him it was headed for an impound lot. When they returned it three weeks later, he says, the 2004 BMW belonged in a junk yard. According to police reports, the damage to the black BMW 325i came in the aftermath of a traffic stop during which officers detected a "strong odor of raw marijuana" inside the vehicle. Searching for a cache of drugs, members of three different police agencies and a detective from a federal drug task force spent two days tearing the car apart, the reports said.

Former Free Stater now seeking to be a Congress Critter from California in a longer interview. Meet, or catch up with Christopher David:

Q and A With California House Candidate Christopher David, a "Ron Paul Republican"

One former drug cop's crusade of civil disobedience against America's drug war establishment has turned into a nightmare for his family, which now faces the very real threat of losing a father and husband for up to six months or more. Barry Cooper stood handcuffed in front of the state's capitol building on Friday morning, after he'd turned himself in on a warrant for allegedly making a False Report to a Peace Officer.

Anaheim mayor demands federal investigation after cops kill two men in two days

The mayor of Anaheim, California is asking for federal assistance in an investigation of the local police department after law enforcement officers shot and killed two men in separate incidents over the weekend.

PROBABLY HOMELESS AND LOOKING FOR SHELTER. A 38-year-old man brought a prescription pill to the police station Monday and asked to be arrested for drug possession. Christopher Dennis Dollar came into the police station lobby and handed the pill to an officer, according to a news release from the DeFuniak Springs Police Department. He told the officer that he needed to be arrested for possession of Xanax without a prescription. Dollars was charged with a third-degree felony for possession of drugs without a prescription.

These are the top contributors to the main group opposing marijuana legalization in California.

The #1 contributor is SA Recycling. Guess what they recyle?
Metal cans.

The #2 contributor?
The California Beer & Beverage Distributors.

The rest are mostly cops and narcotics agents.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is taking on a venerable institution in his state: legalized prostitution. Calling for "an adult conversation" on the issue, Reid told lawmakers today that he believed the practice, legal only in rural counties, deters businesses from moving to the state, reports the Las Vegas Sun. “Nevada needs to be known as the first place for innovation and investment—not as the last place where prostitution is still legal,” he said in a speech to the legislature. One brothel owner said, "Harry Reid will have to pry the cat house keys from my cold dead hands."

Strapped U.S. Police Turn to Marijuana Busts for Cash - The reason is simple: If the California lawman steps up his pursuit of marijuana growers, his department is eligible for roughly half a million dollars a year in federal anti-drug funding, helping save some jobs.

BENECIA, Calif. -- The commander of the Central Contra Costa County Narcotic Enforcement Team was arrested in Benicia Wednesday morning on suspicion of distributing marijuana, methamphetamine and steroids, according to the state Department of Justice.