Woman arrested after Oolitic K-9 alerts officer to drugs

OOLITIC – A woman was arrested Sunday after an Oolitic Police officer and his canine Deny Joe found drugs in a vehicle.

The officer arrested 46-year-old Dawn Eddie, of Brooklyn, IN., on charges of possession of meth, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dawn Eddie

The vehicle was stopped at the intersection of State Road 37 and Main Street in Oolitic because a headlight was not working on the vehicle. 

Eddie told the officer she smoked marijuana but there were no drugs in the vehicle. Deny Joe alerted to drugs in the vehicle. 

She then told the officer there was meth in the vehicle. 

The officer found rolled marijuana cigarettes, a glass smoking pipe, THC wax, and a baggie containing 1.975 grams of crystal meth.

If you know something, say something. Send an email to drugactivity@lawrencecounty.in.gov or call Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at 812-545-4700. All calls are confidential.