Weekend Beatrice traffic stop ends with drug arrest

BEATRICE – The traffic stop of a car without an illuminated passenger side headlight, ended up with an arrest in Beatrice Friday night after 8:30 p.m.

A police officer noticed the malfunctioning light on a black-colored Honda Accord that was traveling north on North 7^th Street.   The officer pulled the driver over near North 7^th and Arthur Streets.

Police said the driver was unable to produce an operator’s license, and during a search, police said the driver removed a glass smoking device from his left pocket with residue and a white substance that field tested positive, as suspected methamphetamine.

Police arrested the driver, 54-year-old Thomas Bower, of Beatrice…for alleged possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.