Passed-Out Rochester Woman Arrested After Police Find Gun & Drugs

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Rochester police seized drugs and a gun from a vehicle that was occupied by two passed out people early Tuesday morning.

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One woman in the vehicle was also arrested, according to Rochester Police Department Communication Coordinator Amanda Grayson.

Officers responded to the report of two people being passed out in a vehicle around 12:50 a.m. The call came from the 6400 block of Bandel Rd. Northwest.

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Rochester Police: Gun Found Under Foot of Passed out Woman in Vehicle, Drugs Discovered in her Jacket

Responding officers spotted a handgun under the foot of the person sitting in the driver’s seat, according to the police report. That person has been identified as 19-year-old Ruweyda Ali of Rochester.

Police also found a baggie containing 21 grams of a substance that tested positive for cocaine in Ali’s jacket, which was found next to the vehicle, Grayson said.

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Officers arrested Ali on suspicion of driving under the influence and brought her to the Olmsted County Jail.

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During the booking, law enforcement found a baggie containing an unspecified amount of unnamed pills on her person. Ali also refused to submit a sample for a blood test, Grayson said.

Ali is expected to face multiple charges including fifth-degree drug possession.

Grayson says the second person in the vehicle was evaluated and cleared at the scene by a Mayo Clinic Ambulance crew.