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POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Austintown and the city of Canfield: AUSTINTOWN Dec. 29 Theft: Both license plates were stolen off a vehicle...
05 January, 2019
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County’s ‘First Local Kingpin’ Pleads Guilty In Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, MD — An Annapolis man on Thursday has pleaded guilty to supervising and managing a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing heroin and fentanyl throughout the state. Traymont Jerrell Wiley, 28, whom police have been tracking since 2015,...
05 January, 2019
Largest heroin/fentanyl bust ever in DC: 2 arrested; guns, $2.5 million in drugs seized
Largest heroin/fentanyl bust ever in DC: 2 arrested; six guns, $2.5 million in drugs seized. (MPD)WASHINGTON (ABC7) — In a news conference Friday, DC Police Chief Peter Newsham and Mayor Muriel announced the breaking up of a major drug ring and two arrests.In December, officers seized...
05 January, 2019
Hyannis man faces drug, gun charges – News – capecodtimes.com
Beth Treffeisen @BTreffeisenCCT BARNSTABLE — A Hyannis man pleaded not guilty Friday in Barnstable District Court to charges he sold ammunition to an alleged heroin dealer in exchange for drugs and money, according to police and court documents.Leslie Ostapchuk, 28, was released on $500...
05 January, 2019
UVM Medical Center reports overnight overdose spike
Eileen Whalen, president of the UVM Medical Center board of trustees, talks to reporters at a press conference on Jan. 4, 2019. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Medical Center admitted seven patients to the emergency room who had overdosed in a...
05 January, 2019
McGreevey: Medication-assisted treatment key to fighting opioid addiction | Video
Opioid addiction has reached such crisis levels that treatment experts are increasingly helping addicts fight their drug addiction with other drugs. It’s controversial, but it’s an idea being encouraged by the head of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation. Former Gov. Jim McGreevey recently talked about...
05 January, 2019
Woman Sentenced In Heroin/Fentanyl Overdose Case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A historic case played out in South Dakota's federal court system Friday.A young woman received the first 20-year mandatory minimum prison sentence...
04 January, 2019
gamechangers-2018-the-year-crime-became-an-ideology and InSight Crime
Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2018, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the course of the year. From a rise in illicit drug availability and resurgence of monolithic...
04 January, 2019
Fentanyl dealer gets 10 years for possessing up to $2 million in drugs
A Saskatoon man received a 10-year prison sentence for possessing as much as $2 million worth of drugs including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.The total estimated street value of the drugs seized from Wayne Ngai’s stash apartment on Third Avenue...
04 January, 2019