Topline: A homeless woman is now facing a number of drug-related charges after a Homestead traffic stop led to the discovery of multiple drugs and paraphernalia.
Published: March 30, 2023 9:00 am ET
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Homestead, PA (PPP)— A homeless woman is facing multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Homestead on March 18.
Heather Suzeanne Lake, 45, was detained after officers pulled over the vehicle she was traveling in for a stop sign violation and an NCIC alert. According to the police report, Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle due to her suspended license and the vehicle being illegally parked. During the pat-down, Lake admitted to having a crack pipe in her jacket pocket.
Lake also told officers that there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and the male passenger was possibly holding narcotics.
After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, officers found multiple crack pipes, a large amount of crack cocaine, cocaine powder, heroin, and a black scale with white powder residue on Lake’s person.
The male passenger, who was identified to have an active warrant for his arrest, was also detained.
Name: Heather Suzeanne Lake
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Agency: Homestead Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-15
Docket Number: MJ-05215-CR-0000079-2023
Date Filed: March 19, 2023
Bail: $5,000 monetary
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail
Criminal Charges
- Prohibited acts – delivery – schedules I-IV, Felony
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts, Misdemeanor
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On the date and time above this officer conducted a traffic stop for a stop sign violation and NCIC alert of the registered owner of a vehicle traveling on W13th @ Hays.
Stop was conducted at Hays Street @ West 11th Ave. Homestead. Vehicle is described as a green Ford Contour PA Reg. affixed to the vehicle ███████. Vehicle is registered to ███████. Contact was made with ███████ and Heather Lake. ███████ was identified by name and date of birth and identified to have and active warrant for his arrest. ███████ was detained and placed in patrol vehicle H5. ███████ was advised of his rights to which he acknowledged that he understood. ███████ was asked why he was leaving a high drug area and whom he was traveling with. ███████ advised he knows the female from a long time ago and worked on her vehicle in the past. ███████ was asked for consent to search his vehicle and if there were any drugs in the vehicle due to the passenger visibly under the influence and other items in the vehicle commonly associated with drug sales. ███████ advised there is drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and the female is possibly holding narcotics. ███████ was asked if they were purchasing narcotics from the residence on West 13th Ave? ███████ did not respond, but request that I contact other officers on his behalf.
Contact was made with a female identified as Heather Lake. Lake was advised that ███████ was under arrest for an active warrant.
Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle because her license is suspended, and the vehicle is illegally parked. Lake was advised she was going to be patted down for officer safety. Lake then pulled away from officers and requested a female officer to the scene to pat her down. Lake was asked if she had any illegal weapons or drugs on her person. Lake was advised that ███████ indicated there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and possibly on her person. Lake responded and admitted to possession of a crack pipe in her jacket pocket. Lake advised that this r/o could retrieve it and advised of the location. I advised Lake that a female officer is responding due to her request and advised Lake she is detained. During the conversation with Lake a black electronic scale was visibly protruding from her hoodie pocket.
Munhall Officer Tracy responded to assist with the search. Multiple crack pipes were located in Lake’s pocket where she indicated. Also found on Lake; a large amount of crack cocaine was in her bra, cocaine powder, a bundle of heroin and a black scale with white powder residue.
A search warrant will be applied for, for the search of the vehicle. Lake advised that she is currently homeless. Lake was taken into custody.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: 竹筍弟弟 / Wikimedia Commons
Homestead, PA (PPP)— A homeless woman is facing multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Homestead on March 18.
Heather Suzeanne Lake, 45, was detained after officers pulled over the vehicle she was traveling in for a stop sign violation and an NCIC alert. According to the police report, Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle due to her suspended license and the vehicle being illegally parked. During the pat-down, Lake admitted to having a crack pipe in her jacket pocket.
Lake also told officers that there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and the male passenger was possibly holding narcotics.
After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, officers found multiple crack pipes, a large amount of crack cocaine, cocaine powder, heroin, and a black scale with white powder residue on Lake’s person.
The male passenger, who was identified to have an active warrant for his arrest, was also detained.
Name: Heather Suzeanne Lake
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Agency: Homestead Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-15
Docket Number: MJ-05215-CR-0000079-2023
Date Filed: March 19, 2023
Bail: $5,000 monetary
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail
Criminal Charges
- Prohibited acts – delivery – schedules I-IV, Felony
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts, Misdemeanor
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On the date and time above this officer conducted a traffic stop for a stop sign violation and NCIC alert of the registered owner of a vehicle traveling on W13th @ Hays.
Stop was conducted at Hays Street @ West 11th Ave. Homestead. Vehicle is described as a green Ford Contour PA Reg. affixed to the vehicle ███████. Vehicle is registered to ███████. Contact was made with ███████ and Heather Lake. ███████ was identified by name and date of birth and identified to have and active warrant for his arrest. ███████ was detained and placed in patrol vehicle H5. ███████ was advised of his rights to which he acknowledged that he understood. ███████ was asked why he was leaving a high drug area and whom he was traveling with. ███████ advised he knows the female from a long time ago and worked on her vehicle in the past. ███████ was asked for consent to search his vehicle and if there were any drugs in the vehicle due to the passenger visibly under the influence and other items in the vehicle commonly associated with drug sales. ███████ advised there is drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and the female is possibly holding narcotics. ███████ was asked if they were purchasing narcotics from the residence on West 13th Ave? ███████ did not respond, but request that I contact other officers on his behalf.
Contact was made with a female identified as Heather Lake. Lake was advised that ███████ was under arrest for an active warrant.
Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle because her license is suspended, and the vehicle is illegally parked. Lake was advised she was going to be patted down for officer safety. Lake then pulled away from officers and requested a female officer to the scene to pat her down. Lake was asked if she had any illegal weapons or drugs on her person. Lake was advised that ███████ indicated there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and possibly on her person. Lake responded and admitted to possession of a crack pipe in her jacket pocket. Lake advised that this r/o could retrieve it and advised of the location. I advised Lake that a female officer is responding due to her request and advised Lake she is detained. During the conversation with Lake a black electronic scale was visibly protruding from her hoodie pocket.
Munhall Officer Tracy responded to assist with the search. Multiple crack pipes were located in Lake’s pocket where she indicated. Also found on Lake; a large amount of crack cocaine was in her bra, cocaine powder, a bundle of heroin and a black scale with white powder residue.
A search warrant will be applied for, for the search of the vehicle. Lake advised that she is currently homeless. Lake was taken into custody.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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A homeless woman is now facing a number of drug-related charges after a Homestead traffic stop led to the discovery of multiple drugs and paraphernalia.
By Aaron Stephensen
Published: March 30, 2023 9:00 am ET
Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: 竹筍弟弟 / Wikimedia Commons
Homestead, PA (PPP)— A homeless woman is facing multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Homestead on March 18.
Heather Suzeanne Lake, 45, was detained after officers pulled over the vehicle she was traveling in for a stop sign violation and an NCIC alert. According to the police report, Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle due to her suspended license and the vehicle being illegally parked. During the pat-down, Lake admitted to having a crack pipe in her jacket pocket.
Lake also told officers that there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and the male passenger was possibly holding narcotics.
After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, officers found multiple crack pipes, a large amount of crack cocaine, cocaine powder, heroin, and a black scale with white powder residue on Lake’s person.
The male passenger, who was identified to have an active warrant for his arrest, was also detained.
Name: Heather Suzeanne Lake
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Agency: Homestead Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-15
Docket Number: MJ-05215-CR-0000079-2023
Date Filed: March 19, 2023
Bail: $5,000 monetary
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail
Criminal Charges
- Prohibited acts – delivery – schedules I-IV, Felony
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts – possession, Misdemeanor
- Prohibited acts, Misdemeanor
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On the date and time above this officer conducted a traffic stop for a stop sign violation and NCIC alert of the registered owner of a vehicle traveling on W13th @ Hays.
Stop was conducted at Hays Street @ West 11th Ave. Homestead. Vehicle is described as a green Ford Contour PA Reg. affixed to the vehicle ███████. Vehicle is registered to ███████. Contact was made with ███████ and Heather Lake. ███████ was identified by name and date of birth and identified to have and active warrant for his arrest. ███████ was detained and placed in patrol vehicle H5. ███████ was advised of his rights to which he acknowledged that he understood. ███████ was asked why he was leaving a high drug area and whom he was traveling with. ███████ advised he knows the female from a long time ago and worked on her vehicle in the past. ███████ was asked for consent to search his vehicle and if there were any drugs in the vehicle due to the passenger visibly under the influence and other items in the vehicle commonly associated with drug sales. ███████ advised there is drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and the female is possibly holding narcotics. ███████ was asked if they were purchasing narcotics from the residence on West 13th Ave? ███████ did not respond, but request that I contact other officers on his behalf.
Contact was made with a female identified as Heather Lake. Lake was advised that ███████ was under arrest for an active warrant.
Lake was asked to step out of the vehicle because her license is suspended, and the vehicle is illegally parked. Lake was advised she was going to be patted down for officer safety. Lake then pulled away from officers and requested a female officer to the scene to pat her down. Lake was asked if she had any illegal weapons or drugs on her person. Lake was advised that ███████ indicated there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and possibly on her person. Lake responded and admitted to possession of a crack pipe in her jacket pocket. Lake advised that this r/o could retrieve it and advised of the location. I advised Lake that a female officer is responding due to her request and advised Lake she is detained. During the conversation with Lake a black electronic scale was visibly protruding from her hoodie pocket.
Munhall Officer Tracy responded to assist with the search. Multiple crack pipes were located in Lake’s pocket where she indicated. Also found on Lake; a large amount of crack cocaine was in her bra, cocaine powder, a bundle of heroin and a black scale with white powder residue.
A search warrant will be applied for, for the search of the vehicle. Lake advised that she is currently homeless. Lake was taken into custody.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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