Allen Goodman (Walnut Creek, California), 66, math & computer science teacher at Hercules Middle - High School [West Contra Costa Unified School District], Hercules, California, "suspicion of marijuana distribution" Inside Bay Area: Hercules schoolteacher arrested on suspicion of marijuana sales (Oct 24 2012) Police arrested a Walnut Creek man on suspicion of marijuana distribution Wednesday after finding a pound of pot and $4,200 in his car at the school where he worked, authorities said. About 8:45 a.m., a Hercules Middle/High School employee reported that a gray Honda with no license plate was left running and unattended in the parking lot ... Officers scanned the glove compartment in search of identifying documents and instead found two plastic sandwich bags ... The owner of the car was identified as Allen Goodman, 66, of Walnut Creek, a teacher at the middle school, Van Putten said. Goodman was called to the main office and arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and an adult possessing marijuana on school grounds while the school was in session. Walnut Creek Patch: Walnut Creek Resident, Teacher Busted on Campus With a Pound of Pot and $4,200 Cash (Oct 24 2012) From the Hercules Police Department: On Oct. 24, 2012, at approximately 8:45 a.m., the Hercules Middle High School main office advised the Hercules Police School Resource Officer (SRO) that an employee reported an unattended vehicle, with the engine running, in the Middle School staff parking lot.The vehicle was described as a grey Honda with no plates. When the SRO arrived she found the described vehicle. The vehicle was unlocked, unattended, with the engine running, and had only paper dealer plates on the vehicle. The SRO requested dispatch run the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) in an attempt to identify the registered owner.While waiting for the VIN to come back the SRO checked the glove compartment, looking for anything that would identify the owner of the vehicle.The SRO found a sandwich baggie containing, a green leafy material; and a second zip lock baggie containing four rolls of cash. A further search of the vehicle revealed a large plastic bag, in the trunk, containing a substantial amount of a green leafy material. The VIN, and other identifying information found in the car came back to 66-year-old Allen Goodman, of Walnut Creek. Goodman is a teacher at the Hercules Middle School. One of the Administrative Staff requested Goodman come to the main office, where he was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale; possession of more than an ounce of marijuana; and an adult possessing marijuana on school grounds, while the school was in session. Goodman was transported to the Martinez Detention Facility.The SRO conducted a presumptive test on the green leafy material and it tested positive for marijuana, and it weighed over one pound. The cash found in the glove compartment totaled $4,200.This afternoon a search warrant was executed at Goodman’s home, in Walnut Creek. Officers found additional evidence of sales, cultivation of Marijuana, and a large amount of cash. The investigation is continuing. ABC Local KGO: Over one pound of pot found in Hercules teacher's car (Oct 24 2012) A teacher at Hercules Middle School was busted Wednesday for having a pound of marijuana in his car. Allen Goodman, 66, of Walnut Creek was arrested in the principal's office after police found over a pound of marijuana in his car. Officials say it started when they found a car in the faculty parking lot unlocked and unattended with the engine running. While waiting for dispatch to identify the registered owner, the officer checked the glove compartment, looking for anything that might identify the owner of the vehicle. In doing so, the officer found a sandwich bag containing marijuana, a second bag containing four rolls of cash amounting to $4,200, and a large plastic bag in the trunk filled with a substantial amount of marijuana. Police say there was over one pound of pot in the car. Tags:
KTVU: Hercules teacher arrested after pot, cash found in car on campus (Oct 24 2012) Police told KTVU they were called to the school because of a report of an unattended vehicle that was left running in the school parking lot. Police said while trying to figure out who the grey Honda belonged to, a large amount of marijuana and cash was discovered inside the car. Further investigation revealed it belonged to 66-year-old Allen Goodman of Walnut Creek. He works as a teacher at the school. Willits News: Hercules schoolteacher arrested on suspicion of marijuana sales (Oct 24 2012) Police arrested a Walnut Creek man on suspicion of marijuana distribution Wednesday after finding a pound of pot and $4,200 in his car at the school where he worked, authorities said ... The owner of the car was identified as Allen Goodman, 66, of Walnut Creek, a teacher at the middle school, Van Putten said. Goodman was called to the main office and arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and an adult possessing marijuana on school grounds while the school was in session. Officers later obtained a search warrant of Goodman's home and found evidence of sales and marijuana cultivation, along with a large amount of cash.
ABC Local KGO: Hercules teacher on leave after pot found in car (Oct 25 2012) A Hercules Middle School teacher is out of jail, on bail, accused of having a lot of marijuana and money on campus. Police say they pulled the 66-year-old math and computer teacher out of class after they found his car, idling in the staff parking lot, with a stash of cash and pot in it ... Investigators say after they found the marijuana and cash inside Goodman's car at the school, they went to his home in Walnut Creek and searched it, "And they found additional information that would lead us to believe that he was selling marijuana and that he's also cultivating marijuana, and they also found a large amount of cash," said Hercules Police spokesperson Connie Van Putten.San Francisco Chronicle: Hercules teacher arrested on pot charges (Oct 25 2012) A Hercules teacher who left his car running in a school parking lot Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, after an inquisitive police officer checked out the idling Honda ... The car had temporary paper plates, so the officer ran its vehicle identification number to find the owner. While searching the glove compartment to find other identifying information, the officer discovered two plastic bags, one containing suspected marijuana and the other holding four rolls of cash totaling $4,200, police said.Press Democrat: Bay Area teacher accused of pot possession (Oct 25 2012) Sixty-six-year-old Allen Goodman of Walnut Creek was arrested on Wednesday at his Hercules middle school on suspicion of marijuana distribution. Police say they are now investigating whether Goodman sold any of the drugs at the school. Hercules police spokeswoman Connie Van Putten says a school resource officer responding to reports of an unattended car idling in a parking lot on the middle school-high school campus found the marijuana and cash.
CBS Local San Francisco: Pound Of Marijuana Found In Hercules Teacher’s Car (Oct 25 2012) Police arrested 66-year-old Allen Goodman, of Walnut Creek, on charges including possession of marijuana for sale on school property, police said. At approximately 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, an employee at Hercules Middle/High School, located at 1900 Refugio Valley Road, called police to report a car left unattended with the engine running in the Hercules Middle School staff parking lot. Police arrived and found an unlocked gray Honda with temporary license plates. An officer had dispatchers run the vehicle identification number in an attempt to identify the owner, according to police. The officer also checked the glove compartment for identifying information, and found a sandwich bag containing a green leafy material—later determined to be marijuana—as well as another sandwich bag containing four rolls of cash, according to police.Contra Costa Times: Hercules schoolteacher arrested on suspicion of marijuana sales (Oct 24 2012) The owner of the car was identified as Allen Goodman, 66, of Walnut Creek, a teacher at the middle school, Van Putten said. Goodman was called to the main office and arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and an adult possessing marijuana on school grounds while the school was in session. Officers later obtained a search warrant of Goodman's home and found evidence of sales and marijuana cultivation, along with a large amount of cash. oodman was taken to the Martinez Detention Facility, where he remains on unknown bail ...
