Posted on 05/05/2020 7:22:26 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
Nearly $1 million in cash was dumped on a Central California road during a police chase that ended with the arrests of two New York men who apparently planned to buy marijuana with the money, the California Highway Patrol said.
Frank Capraro, 23, and Desmond McDay, 25, both of Medford, were arrested Friday evening, the Merced Sun-Star reported.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether they had obtained lawyers.
The chase began shortly before 6:30 p.m. when a CHP officer tried to stop one of three black SUVs that appeared to be traveling together on Interstate 5 south of Los Banos in Merced County, authorities said.
During the chase, one SUV straddled lanes to block the patrol car, which maneuvered around it and kept chasing the first car, a Chevrolet Suburban.
The Suburban stopped on the shoulder of the road at one point and the driver got out, dumped two cardboard boxes and then took off again before finally stopping for good, the CHP said.
The driver of the Suburban and a second SUV that was stopped in traffic were both taken into custody but the SUV that had tried to block the officer escaped, authorities said.
The cardboard boxes contained $915,000 in cash, and a police dog alerted to the odor of drugs on the money, authorities said.
Officers also found walkie-talkies that the drivers apparently had been using to communicate during the chase, the CHP said.
I am sure the money will be put in the evidence locker...
I have seen TV dramas where things disappear from evidence locker... Actually, there are cops who got busted for stealing drugs from the evidence locker...
Another great California road mystery!
How did the cops know to go after that specific SUV on I 5?
If only people on the highway had known, they would have joined in the chase by the hundreds.
Oh, wait.
Isn’t it legal for recreation there now? Perhaps the cost of regulations is keeping the black market competitive.
I met a lady in Narcotics Anonymous that had been married to a cop for a while. And got married to the cop SPECIFICALLY because of what he could bring home from a hard day’s work...
dude,, we will take bitcoin .
Were they heading to Pelosi’s house?
Out-of-state plates VERY likely to get stopped (for fake reasons) in Oregon and California. These guys were New York.
Could it be that this is just a new and clever way to distribute “stimulus” money without getting all tangled up in that “national debt” stuff?
Thanks I missed that detail.
Up here in N. Cali land, about once a month we used to see a non descriptive vehicle pulled over during rush hour with a broken tail light. Stacked up by the driver/others in the vehicle were stacks of plastic wrap and often a drug sniffing dog staring at the former driver and passengers.
how come you didnt tell me to drive there? I was stuck with these stupid Zoom meetings yesterday with faggot execs from a studio whom I didnt care about..
I was not aware that appearing to travel together was probable cause....
California has made the legal cultivation of cannabis prohibitively expensive due to all the regulations. They practically invited the black market to remain in place. And its thriving.
In the 1980s, a buddy of mine’s father was a state policeman.
He often showed off his newest firearms - “And this rifle was from the Hatfield murder, and this pistol we got from a drug bust in Greensburg, and these shotguns were from a theft ring in Glasgow,” etc.
“Frank Capraro, 23, and Desmond McDay, 25, both of Medford”
After being released on bail. Frank and Desmond committed suicide by shooting each other in the back of the head TWICE.
Lieutenant to Sergeant conversation back at the precinct...
“How much of that cash has been turned in from that high-speed chase, Sergeant?”
“Well, sir, there were a lot of people picking that money up along the highway.”
That’s not what I asked you Sergeant. How much has been turned in?”
“Uh...$12...Sir.”
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