Film as Accomplice

It's an unfortunate fact that the words "illegal window tint" appear in a large number of police reports nationwide. Polling daily news reports from around the country will provide an exhausting number of incidents. Illegal tint is so closely associated with "suspicious vehicles," that officers frequently admit it is one of their number one tools for identifying potential criminals.

Here's a condensed list of what has surfaced in recent days:

Gahanna, Ohio- Police arrested a 20-year-old Reynoldsburg man on Oct. 11 for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, after stopping the vehicle for excessive window tint. After issuing a warning about the tint and obtaining permission to search the vehicle, the officer found a small piece of marijuana on the floorboard, while rolling papers were found in the glove box. The suspect was released and issued a summons for the charges…Greencastle, Ind.- Deputy Craig Sibbett of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, observed a gray Jeep with "very heavy window tint" pass him while he was stationary on I-70 eastbound. The vehicle was stopped and after inconsistencies in the occupants’ stories made the officer suspicious, a hand search of the vehicle was begun and a K-9 officer was brought in. The dog indicated there was an odor of narcotics coming from a spare tire that had been removed from the Jeep. Inside the spare tire, approximately 40 pounds of marijuana was found.