Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Arrested for Drug Possession on I-684

The information below was provided by state police and does not indicate a conviction.

A New Canaan woman was arrested Sunday after state police allegedly caught her littering on I-684.

Katricia Schmidt, 26, was stopped by New York State troopers on the highway in the town of Bedford at 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning.

During their investigation, police said they discovered Schmidt to be in possession of Clonazepam, a seizure medication for which she did not have a prescription.

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Police said they found 97 pills in all.

Schmidt was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. She is scheduled for an appearance in Bedford Court on August 23 at 7 p.m.

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