A 23-year-old Hillsboro man recently was arrested for alleged drug possession after police found him in a dumpster behind the St. Louis Bread Co. restaurant in the Arnold Commons development, Arnold Police report.
At 10:50 a.m. July 19, police got a call that a suspicious man was in the dumpster and when officers arrived, they allegedly found him hiding inside, the report said.
He also allegedly was found with a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to the report.
The man already was wanted on an outstanding warrant from St. Louis County for speeding, the report said.
He was booked, issued summonses to appear in Arnold Municipal Court for possession of drugs and held for St. Louis County Police, Arnold Police Capt. Robert Ruckman said.