Police say TLC Services was selling marijuana illegally; later in day cops bust an indoor grass-growing operation.L. SOUTH HAVEN - A South Haven medical marijuana dispensary business is the target of a police probe into illegal marijuana sales. TLC Services, 1425 Kalamazoo St., was raided by Van Buren County Sheriff's narcotics officers and other law enforcement officers at 12:30 p.m. Thursday as part of a police investigation, Sgt. Jim Dietz reported. Police seized marijuana and hashish, business records and computers, along with scales and packaging materials. Also, $4,731 in cash was seized under civil forfeiture laws. [continues 127 words]
SOUTH HAVEN -- Assistant South Haven High School Principal Pat Conroy told police he placed marijuana in the locker of a student he suspected was a drug dealer last year, but the plan to get the boy expelled didn't work because the city's police drug dog failed to find the contraband during a school search. After Conroy told South Haven police the planted evidence story earlier this month, police raided his high school office Feb. 9 and found a drawer full of numerous packets of marijuana and assorted pills, according to a police report. The district placed Conroy on paid administrative leave that day, according to Superintendent Dave Myers, who read a statement at Wednesday night's school board meeting about Conroy's suspension. [continues 410 words]
SOUTH HAVEN -- Facing a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, South Haven High School's assistant principal, Pat Conroy, resigned Friday, Schools Superintendent Dave Myers said. Conroy, 52, was arraigned on the charge Friday in Seventh District Court in South Haven and pleaded not guilty, court officials said. If convicted, he could could be sentenced to up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine. He was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond pending a pre-trial hearing scheduled for March 9. Police said Conroy told them he placed marijuana in a student's locker last year, hoping the boy, whom he suspected was a drug dealer, would be expelled. [continues 392 words]
