NEWS STORY - COPS FIND POT IN GRANNY'S VAN

When City of North Port Police Officer Selzer stopped Carol Cannon in her 1979 Dodge Hippy van for a headlight violation he never dreamed he would find a fat old grand- mother with her pot. Due to the late hour and the suspicious nature of the van, officers requested to check the van's interior for anything illegal. The grandmother was very co-operative. When asked if there was anything in the van the officers should know about, the grandmother calmly replied,"Nothing but my Pot." The officer immediately called for back-up and had the grandmother and a passenger, Patrick Cannon, step out of the van and wait against the nearby building while the van was searched. As the officers started to enter the back of the van the grandmother smiled sweetly and stated, "Yep, I just came back from a weekend camping trip. I'm 53 years old, fat and too old to go Pee in the bushes. I always carry my own Potty when I go camping. " A thorough search of the van revealed exactly that, a portable “toilet”. The grandmother and her passenger were release immediately. When contacted later by the local Victim Advocate, Officer Selzer stated, "Yeah, that old lady scared the hell out of me when she said she had “POT” in her van. I thought I was going to have to frisk her, and she looked like she might enjoy that...."