Daycare site of Rock Island drug bust

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.— 

UPDATED:  The owner and operator of a Rock Island daycare was jailed a day after her son and another man were arrested for allegedly dealing marijuana from the daycare. 

Lorrie D. Myers, 44, was arrested February 15, 2012.  She was held in the Rock Island County Jail.  Myers was charged with misdemeanor possession of cannabis.

Police said they arrested two men for allegedly dealing marijuana from the site of Myers' Rock Island, Illinois daycare.

Royce (aka Royace) Harmon, 20, and Laron Carr, 19, were arrested Tuesday evening, February 14, 2012 after police executed a narcotics search warrant at Lorries Licensed Daycare, 2433 Tenth Street in Rock Island.

The daycare is across the street from ball fields next to Frances Willard Elementary School.

Both men are charged with manufacture with intent to deliver 30 to 500 grams of cannabis.

Police said the warrant and arrests came after an ongoing narcotics investigation by the Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG).

Harmon and Carr were held in the Rock Island County Jail.  Both men were expected to appear in Rock Island County Court on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.


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