An Orlando woman who was arrested on drug charges blamed the officer when she gave a false name to jail staff.
An officer was conducting a traffic stop at U.S. Hwy. 27/441 and Berckman Street when an SUV passed by around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. He saw it did not have working tag lights, so he pulled the vehicle over at Walmart, 2501 Citrus Blvd., Leesburg, to speak with the occupants, including 34-year-old Shanna Ariel Greek.
As the officer asked the male driver for his license, Greek declined to give her name and date of birth. The officer noticed multiple small white chunks on her seat at the time, believing them to be crack cocaine. He then walked back to his patrol vehicle with the driver’s license and checked the printed address in Jacksonville, the report said.
The address listed a woman named “Michelle” as a resident, who had the same facial features and hair as Greek. A check of Michelle’s license revealed she had an active Orange County warrant for failure to appear for petit theft. Due to an occupant allegedly having a warrant, the officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle, the report said…