Crime & Safety
Man Arrested With Cocaine, $15,000
Police arrested a 24-year-old Evanston man after they executed a search warrant at his south Evanston home and found 365 grams of cocaine and $15,000 in cash.
A 24-year-old Evanston man faces felony drug charges after detectives found cocaine and thousands of dollars in cash at his Reba Place home on Monday, according to police.
Narcotics detectives executed a search warrant in the 700 block of Reba Place as part of their ongoing investigation of illegal drug sales in Evanston. They found 365 grams of cocaine in powder and rock form (known as “crack” cocaine), as well as $15,000 in cash.
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Police arrested Tracy Miller, 24, and charged him with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance, both class X felonies. He is set to appear in Cook County Circuit Court in Skokie on Jan. 30.
After he was taken into custody, the Illinois Department of Corrections issued a warrant for Miller’s arrest, due to violation of parole. Miller was released on parole Aug. 29, after serving four years of a nine-year sentence for armed robbery.
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