Cop arrested smoking pot

[DarcShadow]

FORT WORTH, Tex. (NBC) -- A Texas police officer was arrested Wednesday after he was caught with marijuana while on duty.

Officer Wesley Lamb faces charges of drug possession and tampering with evidence.

Police said the investigation was the result of a tip from an unidentified person who reported witnessing Lamb smoke marijuana in uniform, in his patrol car, while on duty.

Undercover officers assigned to a special internal affairs investigative unit then set up a sting operation.

An undercover officer posed as a citizen who wanted to turn in 86 grams of marijuana that he found to police.

Lamb did not report the incident or bring the drugs to the property room, police said.

Instead, investigators followed Lamb to his house where he moved the marijuana to his personal vehicle.

Investigators later executed a search warrant on his car and house and recovered the drugs.

Lamb is free on $7,500 bond.

Police Chief Jeff Halstead announced the charge and resignation of Officer Lamb at a Wednesday news conference.

Halstead also said he'll reorganize the department to increase field supervision of officers.

"I'm ashamed," said police chief Jeffrey Halstead. "This will not be tolerated."

[WillK675]

Wow!

[dufremle]

HAHA!

[El Diabro]

Saw this yesterday....dude, you can't wait till you get off work to light up? Oh well, if he's that stupid, I don't want him patrolling the streets. When they showed the press conference with the Chief, he was po'd big time!!! FWPD has had a string of bad publicity lately.

[GRex]

Halstead also said he'll reorganize the department to increase field supervision of officers.

It's been reported on the radio that the intent is to "double" the number of supervisors. Isn't it a sad state of affairs when the only anwer is more supervision. That's what you do with children and in communist countries. It was a failure of supervision to select these folks to be police officers in the first place.

[rayray]

Oh come on this happens more than you know!! This is not new....

[GRex]

Oh come on this happens more than you know!! This is not new....

So, is that supposed to make it all ok?

[rayray]

Oh come on this happens more than you know!! This is not new....

So, is that supposed to make it all ok?

Ok? No. But you will always have corrupt cops. But no it does not make it OK. Just saying. People are human and by birth you will sin. That's all. You have to be willing to face the consequences which he was because he resigned.

[WillK675]

Resigning was a smart move on his part. When he goes looking for another job, especially within law enforcment, he doesn't have that black flag of being fired. Of course that is pending he has an extremly good lawyer that can get him off the hook.

[Maddox]

Good news for any officer going through a promotion board. This guy just helped stimulate the economy.

[Firewa11]

Good news for any officer going through a promotion board. This guy just helped stimulate the economy.