Man arrested for marijuana in Oceanside
An Oceanside man was arrested Friday and charged with possessing five marijuana plants after police and firefighters responded to a report of a fire at his home on Center Street, Nassau County police said.
Police said they found the plants on a backyard table after the fire was put out.
Homeowner Stuart Rifkin, 51, was arrested "after admitting that plants were his," police said in a statement.
He was charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree and was awaiting arraignment, police said.
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