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REPORT: GETAWAY CAR WAS PACKED WITH WEED

June 8, 2016 | 9:43 AM
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The car that smashed into a wall in Riverside Park after a wild chase through the park Tuesday held six pounds of marijuana, a source told Geoffrey Croft of A Walk in the Park blog. The passenger in the vehicle was taken into custody, and is being held on an outstanding warrant, according to the blog.

Raul Visla-Almovar, 27, was taken into custody and taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he is being treated for a hip injury.

He is being held on an outstanding warrant from NJ.  Charges are pending from Tuesday’s incident.

Police are canvassing area hospitals to see if the driver turns up.

Photo of the aftermath of the crash by Joy Bergmann.

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JR
JR
6 years ago

Brilliant move. Run a red light with 6 pounds of Weed in the car. These 2 just won the Darwin award for the year.

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Denton
Denton
6 years ago

Six pounds is ‘packed with’???

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dannyboy
dannyboy
6 years ago
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Headlines.

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katherine
katherine
6 years ago

I’m not a pot user, but it’s crazy that marijuana is still criminalized while alcohol (far more destructive) is legal. Just think, with legalization, we wouldn’t have had this wild car chase that endangered so many innocent bystanders as well as the cops and the perpetrators.

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H
H
6 years ago
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Amen to that!

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eric
eric
6 years ago
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don’t mess with my pinot!

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SN
SN
6 years ago

This just in from sources close to the situation who declined to be identified – the driver didn’t inhale…

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Frank
Frank
6 years ago

In principle, pot should be legal. My main concern is the annoyance of the smell of the smoke. All smoking indoors (tobacco or marijuana) should be prohibited indoors. I don’t want the smell of either in my apartment.

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Betsy
Betsy
6 years ago
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Since second-hand cigarette smoke can cause cancer, I wonder whether second-hand smoke from pot can make a neighbor high.

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Upper West Side Wally
Upper West Side Wally
6 years ago
Reply to  Betsy

‘Contact highs’ are highly overrated…

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Robert Goodman
Robert Goodman
6 years ago
Reply to  Frank

Cooking with lots of garlic too. Not to mention stewed chicken. We shouldn’t stand for it.

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Betsy
Betsy
6 years ago
Reply to  Robert Goodman

The additional problem with smoke is that (beside to your lungs) it gets into your clothes and your hair, and you can end up carrying the odor with you all day. It also gets into closets, curtains, upholstery and other fabrics. It can be quite costly to remove, if it is at all removable. Even with a washable bedspread, for instance, the cost is not insignificant; each time it is washed, the fabric gets thinner; additionally, the color fades.

I knew someone who bought the cottage of a smoker. Before the walls could be painted, they had to be completely washed with bleach.

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SN
SN
6 years ago
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Duuude

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WombatNYC
WombatNYC
6 years ago

OH Rats! This is really going to make it more expensive for all of us. We just lost a lot of potential supply for the UWS

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Jay
Jay
6 years ago

Endangering the lives of park-goers and bystanders in chase of weed. Not really what I call protecting the public. If someone else had been injured or killed this whole thing would have looked very different.

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Betsy
Betsy
6 years ago
Reply to  Jay

Did the police know what was in the car before the chase?
What is the NJ warrant for?
The driver that escaped. Will it turn out that he has outstanding warrants also?

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anon
anon
6 years ago
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I’d like to police to explain what they were thinking. It is unlikely they even knew about the marijuana. The likely scenario is someone ran a red light, they tried to pull them over, and the car fled. We would all assume at that point that the driver is guilty of something but that doesn’t justify the chase through a park. Would anything?

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Eli
Eli
6 years ago

Seriously? NYPD risked the lives of a thousand people in the park for something that is legal in several states? I’m pretty sure that is a violation of their pursuit policy.

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Upper West Side Wally
Upper West Side Wally
6 years ago
Reply to  Eli

The NYPD has ruined thousands of young lives during the stop-and-frisk activities. “You’re not the mugger we were looking for, but we’ll bust you anyway because you were dumb enough to take that 1/4 Z out of your pocket and we can nail you for ‘public display of a controlled substance’. This is going to look great on our arrest record!”

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Mick
Mick
6 years ago

I’m a bit split on the legalization movement, but I strongly feel that having marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug (worst class), compared to cocaine and crack as Schedule II drugs, is unfair and adds a tremendous load to our court and prison systems. Crackheads do crazy stuff; stoners just sit on their couch, watch TV, and eat munchies. (Usually, and in this case, the dealers are the problem due to the quantity they were moving.)

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Independent
Independent
6 years ago
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Marijuana is classed as worse than cocaine and crack?! Really?!

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Geezy
Geezy
6 years ago
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Yes, really. Shit’s fucked yo

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Eddie
Eddie
6 years ago

I am sure the police were not chasing them because they suspected that they had weed. Finding the weed was a coincidence. But for goodness sake, if you have something to hide, drive the speed limit in the most generic looking car possible.

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Bone
Bone
6 years ago

Legalizing marijuana is a great idea if:
1. You give up your driver’s license. We know the bodies ability to process alcohol but we do not know MJ…let’s be safe and ensure you don’t drive
2. You are banned from any job that involves public safety (construction, drivers, machine operators, pilots). Can’t possibly be under the influence and be a danger
3. Give up all health claims. We know smoking is bad and we are trying to eradicate it. Why would we want to pick up your medical bills b/c you wanted to get high for ten years.

medical marijuana is fine but we are setting ourselves up for abuses if legalized.

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ScooterStan
ScooterStan
6 years ago

Re: “The car … held six pounds of marijuana,”

DANG !!What a shame that it DIDN’T catch fire!

“Imagine”, (to quote Lennon … and maybe Lenin too) six pounds of weed burning !

The entire UWS would’ve been like something out of a Cheech & Chong flick !

We’d all have been blissed out, even the Professional Kvetchers.

Damn shame (NB: NOT to be confused with a Female Impersonator, a.k.a. a “sham dame” !

Peace, y’all !

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jimbo
jimbo
6 years ago

Hey anon—the cops chased them because just maybe they just killed your entire family and are fleeing????think about it you dope—-RET COP

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