Tonight San Jose Police took a drug dealer off the streets at the corner of 2nd and San Fernando.
Did they really need 8 cop cars and 10 police officers for one guy and the lady he was either selling to or selling with? This is not including the two pairs of police officers I saw just 20 yards away outside of San Jose Bar and Grill and Tres Gringos, though I’m thankful for them being there since I’ve seen some wild riots go down outside those two establishments.
Through asking around, it seemed none of the bystanders saw how the bust happened, but from the storage zip lock bag of pills on the police car, it was obvious the guy in zip-tie handcuffs was heading to jail for possession. No doubt he’ll be needing Bad Boys Bail Bonds to get him out. I just hope when he does, the last thing he does is try and sell more drugs.
While I’m happy when a drug dealer is off the street, does it really take as many police as they had? I would much rather see one of those police officers parked on San Salvador between 3rd and 4th, also known as “Drug Street Alley”. For those of you that don’t know why it’s called that, “Drug Street Alley” is a common hang out spot for drug dealers, gangs and their affiliates.
Just about every night if you drive by, you’ll notice some sort of deal going down. If you don’t see a sly handshake or what looks like a deal being made, you can bet there is some large gathering of people that you’d feel uncomfortable even looking at as you walk down the street. Even I was harassed walking down San Salvador Mardi Gras night, and I’m a pretty big guy!
So thank you to the San Jose Police Department for taking the drug dealer off the street on 2nd and San Fernando. And thank you to the undercover narcotics officers I’ve known that have risk their lives to perform undercover buys in order to catch those peddling drugs on the street, especially the ones I’ve seen on San Salvador. It just would have been nice if we could finally drive the dealers and gangs off of the streets knowing full well where they are there every day.
More photos of a San Jose Police arrest:
The bag of pills confiscated by the San Jose PD
Placing the drug dealer into the police van
What do you think about how many cops were at the scene?
