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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:

Collier County, Fla.—Sheriff's deputies pulled a Ford pickup truck driver for illegal tint, but later arrested him for illegally hauling several hundred gallons of fuel. Andy Arael Rodriguez Rodriguez, 28, was charged with unlawful conveyance of fuel and obtaining fuel by fraud, both felonies … Catoosa County, Ga.—Jarred Smith, 33, was charged with a window tint violation. But that's not all. Smith was simultaneously arrested and charged with possession schedule I drugs, possession Schedule II drugs, possession Schedule III drugs, possession Schedule IV drugs and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime … Ross County, Ohio—34-year-old Michelle Collins was stopped by a state trooper who issued her a citation for having excessively dark window tint. A canine was then brought in to search the vehicle, which turned up 0.4 grams of crack cocaine … Moultrie, Ga.—Christopher Miller, 20, was cited for an illegal tint violation, but also charged with possession of marijuana, illegal possession of alcohol, an open container violation and defective equipment … La Plata, Md.—Samuel Joseph Bullock, age 18, was pulled for a window tint violation. But when Corporal R. Cuyler of the Charles County Sheriff's Office arrived with her K-9 and performed a scan on the vehicle, Bullock ended up with a possession of marijuana and paraphernalia charge.