Honest Druggie Told Officers What He Just Bought: Police

A man who cops had just witnessed make a drug deal on 14th Street announced that he "bought that rock" before officers could cuff him, police said.

David Bivens, 43, of the 1700 block of East End, Chicago Heights, was charged with possession of a controlled substance on July 5, police said.

A Chicago Heights officer was patrolling the area at around 1:32 p.m. near 14th Street and Center Avenue when he saw two men make a hand-to-hand deal at the bus stop, according to police. When cops approached, the man with the drugs tossed them into the street.

Before officers could arrest Bivens, he nodded toward the other man and said "I bought that rock you picked up from him," police said. He was booked at the Chicago Heights Police Department and locked in a holding cell.

The 0.1 grams of a rock-like substance police recovered inside a clear plastic bag tested positive for cocaine. It was sent to the Illinois State Police crime lab for more testing.

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