Opinion ID: 169730
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Heading: M ay 2004 Search

Text: In M ay 2004, a confidential informant informed Officer Jeff Henderson that he/she had recently observed Haley selling cocaine out of his salvage yard and the North Rockford residence. Henderson conducted nighttime surveillance of both locations. At the salvage yard, he observed pedestrians and vehicles enter the yard, stay for a few minutes and then leave; at the North Rockford residence, he -4- observed short-term pedestrian foot-traffic. Based on his training and experience, Henderson considered this activity to be consistent with drug activity. Henderson sought and obtained search warrants for the salvage yard and the N orth Rockford residence. Officers executed the warrants. The salvage yard consisted of a house and garage. Inside the house, Haley was standing in the kitchen. After securing him, the officers searched the house. In the kitchen area, they discovered, inter alia, (1) powder and crack cocaine, (2) a Pyrex dish containing freshly cooked crack cocaine, (3) a razor blade with cocaine residue, (4) two boxes of baking soda on top of a microwave oven, (5) digital scales and (6) numerous sandw ich baggies. 1 Officer Bill Yelton searched Haley’s pockets, finding $1,500 in cash, a baggie containing a small amount of crack cocaine and bills/receipts for the salvage yard and North Rockford residence. At the North Rockford residence, officers seized crack cocaine, a .41 caliber derringer firearm in a display box, counterfeit money, and a set of digital scales.