Bad Luck: Man Smoking Weed Outside Starbucks with Warrants Blocked Police Officer's Vehicle

On October 21st around 11am, Officer Rutkowski was exiting Starbucks at 6690 Niagara Falls Blvd. and began walking to his police vehicle. It was at this time he observed a red 2009 Chevrolet Malibu illegally parked along the curbline in front of the business. The vehicle was obstructing the officer’s path to exit the parking space.

There was a white male inside the vehicle that was seated in the driver’s seat. The male had a piece of foil in one hand and a brown rolled cigarette-like object in his other hand that he was attempting to light.

Officer Rutkowski approached the driver side of the vehicle and asked the driver what he was doing, to which he replied, “finishing my marijuana.”

Officer Rutkowski advised the driver that it was illegal to consume cannabis inside a motor vehicle. The driver was requested to produce his identification.

The driver provided a photograph of his New York State Driver’s License, identifying him as Bradley Zadul.

Additional police units arrived on scene.

Police radio checked the driver’s license status and for warrants. Zadul had a valid license and an active bench warrant out of the City of Niagara Falls that was issued on October 16th, 2025, for failure to provide DNA.

The driver was requested to exit the vehicle at which time he was advised he was under arrest for a warrant. He was secured in handcuffs and transported to police headquarters for booking.

No further information is available at this time.

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Bad Luck: Man Smoking Weed Outside Starbucks with Warrants Blocked Police Officer's Vehicle