College students lectured about running from police
6:22 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, Bonvue Drive and Lookout Mountain Road
Police officers were called to the area on a report of two men sitting in a car possibly smoking marijuana. Officers did not locate the vehicle described but did see two men running up the hill behind a house. The two were located hiding in tall grass and interviewed by police. One of the men said they ran because “they did not like cops that much” and admitted he had a marijuana pipe in his car. He said he was afraid he would get in trouble because of the pipe, which had a small amount of a burnt substance in it. Police did not find any marijuana. The other man told police they had gotten bored and decided to go hiking and exploring near his house.
Police told the two that running from police could be dangerous for everyone and that they had trespassed on private property. They told the two men they should find something better to do with their time.