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Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage
Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage A Long Island woman confessed to running a nationwide drug ring out of her home garage. Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Nov. 20, to criminal possession of a controlled substance and attempted operating as a major trafficker. She admitted to selling heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine through her dark-web vendor page, where she was known as “MamaKnows Brown,” according to prosecutors. Tolin moved more than $75,000 worth of drugs between September 2024 and March 2025. She shipped orders through the United States Postal Servic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers, Nurses Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures NY Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers, Nurses Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures
NY Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers, Nurses Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures Correction officers are demanding action after multiple staff and inmates were hospitalized from exposure to unknown substances at a Hudson Valley prison.  According to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, thirteen staff members and six inmates were treated at Fishkill Correctional Facility on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15 and 16. The union said three officers and one nurse needed Narcan to reverse their symptoms.  The association said the incidents are part of a growing crisis inside state prisons, where both sworn and civilian staff have e…

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by Ben Crnic
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11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility 11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility
11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility Eleven staff members at an upstate New York prison were hospitalized after suddenly falling ill, just days after a similar mass exposure at another state facility. The incident happened Friday, Aug. 8, in Franklin County at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). A corrections officer began feeling sick while inside a cell with a maintenance worker. The officer was taken to the prison’s medical unit, where others who came into contact with them also reported symptoms, DOCCS spokesperson Thomas Mailey told Daily V…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District
Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District A frightening incident at a New York school has prompted a stern warning from educators about the dangers of black-market marijuana products. In a letter sent to parents on Monday, May 19, the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District detailed a recent case in central New York where a student collapsed on campus after taking a single puff from a marijuana vape. The vape, which was later tested, came back positive for fentanyl—a powerful synthetic opioid, Superintendent Randy Squie said. The student was administered multiple doses of Narcan, a life-saving medication used to reverse opioid ove…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison
NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison A New York father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Long Island resident James Carr, 36, of Lake Grove, was sentenced to 5 ½ years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 7, after a jury found him guilty of assault and related charges stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son. Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler. By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest
ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest Authorities have identified a man who died in police custody following an arrest in the region. The Rensselaer County incident happened just before noon Friday, Oct. 13, in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood. According to Troy Police, officers responded to a home after a resident called 911 reporting a trespasser. When they arrived, they saw 48-year-old Woody Smith, of Troy, crawling out of a first-floor window, police said. One officer pulled out his department-issued TASER device, but did not fire the weapon, according to officials. Smith was then handcuffed on the ground and positioned…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say
Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say A 40-year-old who overdosed on drugs and was brought back to life with Narcan allegedly attacked deputies who saved him, police said. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Lake Kiamesha around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 on Route 42. According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies responded to the scene of a vehicle crash and found a 2022 Toyota Prius in a ditch and Robert Forgione, of Loch Sheldrake, sitting on the ground against the car. When deputies determined he was unresponsive, they administered two doses of Narcan, Chaboty said. As Forgione regained consc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Westchester Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Westchester
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Westchester A police officer in Westchester County was hospitalized after being exposed to a substance believed to be fentanyl at police headquarters. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 4 p.m., when a Yonkers Police Detention Officer working in the central booking facility at the department's headquarters located at 104 South Broadway came in contact with a piece of prisoner clothing and had a medical emergency, according to Yonkers Police.  It is currently believed that the substance was fentanyl.  The officer, who has been with the department for 10 years, was given three d…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At Westchester HS Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At Westchester HS
Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At Westchester HS A student at a high school in Westchester who overdosed after vaping what they believed to be marijuana was saved by a school nurse. The incident took place at New Rochelle High School on Monday, Jan. 9 when the nurse had to administer Narcan to save the life of the student after they vaped what they believed to be marijuana, said Superintendent of Schools Jonathan P. Raymond. Raymond said the incident was the first time a nurse had to administer the drug to save the life of a student. "Today marks an ominous milestone in our schools – one we had hoped would never be necessary," Raymo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone
NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone Pharmacies in New York will soon be required to carry and dispense naloxone, the medicine used to quickly reverse the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose. The state’s health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, issued a statewide standing order for all pharmacies to carry the medication and dispense it without a prescription beginning Monday, Aug. 15. “This is as close as we can get to naloxone being 'over the counter' without action being taken by the US Food and Drug Administration,” Bassett said. Often sold under the brand name Narcan, naloxone is easily administered and can help…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Updated story: West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says As spring break starts to get into full swing, law enforcement officials are warning about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs after six students overdosed on what they thought was cocaine. The six spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition inFort Lauderdale, authorities said.   Locally, law enforcement said they are seeing a "tremendous" number of fatal overdose deaths from drugs with fentanyl.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland
Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland A 19-year-old was saved from death by area police who administered Narcan after finding him passed out in a vehicle. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 11, in Rockland County when Ramapo Police responded to a parking lot in the village of Sloatsburg for a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver of the vehicle told police that his passenger had ingested what he believed was heroin and then passed out, said the Ramapo Police. Officers said the victim appeared to have shallow breathing and a weak pulse.  The officers …

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by Kathy Reakes