Crime & Safety
Napa Man Shared Marijuana with Kids, Cops Say
A 43-year-old Napa man is suspected of letting youngsters smoke his marijuana behind the Napa on Ice skating rink Sunday night, according to police. Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.
A 43-year-old Napa man was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of furnishing marijuana to juveniles after police found him with two young people outside the Napa on Ice skating rink downtown at around 10:30 p.m., according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department:
Police received information that Doug Zerba (43 yrs. of Napa) was handing marijuana to juveniles on the west side of the ice skating rink in the parking lot on Second St.
Officers contacted Zerba and two juveniles at this location. Officers asked Zerba if they could search him to which he agreed. Zerba told the officers he had a marijuana pipe in his possession and he had some marijuana in his truck.
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Zerba admitted to giving his marijuana pipe filled with marijuana to one of the juveniles. The juvenile smoked the marijuana and returned the pipe to Zerba.
Officers searched Zerba’s truck and found a small amount of marijuana. Zerba was taken into custody and booked into Napa County Department of Corrections.
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