Crime & Safety
Police: Homeless Lake Elsinore Man Found With Cocaine, Arrested
The man, who was already on probation, was taken to the Murrieta jail, where searchers allegedly found "drug paraphernalia concealed on his person."
A probationer was arrested in Lake Elsinore Thursday for allegedly being in possession of cocaine.
Alvin Eugene Heads, 52, was stopped around 1:30 a.m. by sheriff's deputies in the area of Auto Center Drive and San Jacinto Road after he was spotted riding a bicycle without a headlight or any reflective safety gear, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
After learning Heads was on probation, the deputies searched him and discovered "an ounce of powdered cocaine," said sheriff's Sgt. David Cardoza.
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Heads was booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of possession of illegal drugs and probation violations. He's being held in lieu of $25,000 bail.
"While being processed into the detention center, Heads had drug paraphernalia concealed on his person, and was additionally charged with bringing narcotic paraphernalia into a correctional facility," Cardoza added.
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According to court records, the suspect has multiple felony convictions, mostly drug-related. He was sentenced to 36 months probation in January 2013 for illegal possession of controlled substances.
– City News Service contributed to this report.
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