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CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (UPDATED) CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (UPDATED)
CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (Updated) Authorities in Montgomery County are warning residents that certain CBD products available for sale locally contain the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.  The announcement came suddenly on the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said that two county residents had experience overdoses after consuming the affected products. Both individuals have since recovered, he added.  The tainted products include "Strictly Delta" brand "Delta 8 THC 600mg Happy Cubes," as well as “Urb Extrax” and “Packwoods Coned" gummies.  After the two non-fatal overdoses were rep…
NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC
NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said. Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name. According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…
PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports
PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports A year-long search for a beloved father of four has ended in a western Pennsylvania garage, according to multiple media outlets.  Lucas David Cornelius, 28, of Johnstown, has been identified as the body found in the 2nd flood of the garage in the 1500 block of Franklin Street in Johnstown Roxbury neighborhood around 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, WJAC reports.  The body was “severely decomposed” and looked like it had been in the garage “for an extended period of time," Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees told the Tribune-Democrat. "It appeared as though the person had been staying on the secon…
Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner
Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner The body of a 58-year-old man who had overdosed was found behind a Lehigh Valley diner, authorities said. Drug paraphernalia was found next to the unidentified man's body behind the Mount Bethel Diner on North Delaware Drive around 3 p.m. on Oct. 1, Pennsylvania State Police said. Police said only that the victim was from Tower City.
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose A 31-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to six to 20 years in state prison for three drug-dealing cases in 2021, including one committed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility that led to an inmate’s overdose. Brian Joseph O’Connell, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one for each of the cases, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In the most recent case, O’Connell was charged with selling drugs inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, a day after he was booked on hi…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says A 32-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly fentanyl overdose, authorities said. Scott Guth, of the 200 block of S. 15th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in death, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said. Guth sold two bundles of fentanyl that caused the death of 25-year-old Joseph Dell’Alba on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the DA said. Dell’Alba took the substance — which later tested positive for methamphetamine, Tramadol, Xylazine, and fentanyl — at the Nazareth apartment of Marissa Metler, who was also facing charges for murde…
Baby Daddy's Response To '16 & Pregnant' Star's Death Causes Controversy Online Baby Daddy's Response To '16 & Pregnant' Star's Death Causes Controversy Online
Baby Daddy's Response To '16 & Pregnant' Star's Death Causes Controversy Online “We didn’t lose anything.”  Those were the words Derek Taylor tweeted after last Saturday's death of Jordan Cashmyer, with whom he shares a daughter.  The couple was featured together on the popular MTV show "16 & Pregnant" in 2014 before the birth of their daughter, Genevieve. Taylor's comment was posted by Instagram account @teenmomshade room. Some are calling it heartless, others say it's truthful. Derek Taylor commented "we didn't lose anything," following the death of Jordan Cashmyer, whom he shares a daughter with.Twitter screengrab via @teenmomshaderoom "Well, she had nothin…
Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death
Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death A man from South Jersey faces several charges after police say he supplied drugs to a 38-year-old woman from Lower Township who allegedly died of an overdose, authorities said. A separate man also overdosed but regained consciousness after lifesaving measures, according to Lower Township police. Julian C. Atwood, 46, of the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township allegedly fled the scene but was arrested later on a warrant and charged in connection with the woman's fatal overdose, police said. Atwood was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death and reckless manslaughter, …
DA: Reading Man Arrested For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Sold Drugs To Fatal Overdose Victim DA: Reading Man Arrested For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Sold Drugs To Fatal Overdose Victim
DA: Reading Man Arrested For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Sold Drugs To Fatal Overdose Victim A Reading man arrested on suspected heroin and fentanyl trafficking was arrested on additional charges after learning he sold drugs to a routine customer who fatally overdosed in 2020, authorities said. In February 2020, the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force initiated a drug investigation into Ramon Belen, 59, and obtained search warrants for him and his two addresses in the 600 block of Bingaman Street, according to Berks County Detectives. On Feb. 26, detectives served the search warrants and seized approximately 1,000 packets of heroin/fentanyl, nine firearm…
Upland Police: Good Samaritans Aid Crying Child, 4, In Car After Dad ODs Driving Upland Police: Good Samaritans Aid Crying Child, 4, In Car After Dad ODs Driving
Upland Police: Good Samaritans Aid Crying Child, 4, In Car After Dad ODs Driving A Chester dad was charged with child endangerment after overdosing behind the wheel -- his 4-year-old child in the car, police said. Upland officers found the crying child in the company of two strangers, who were standing outside of a vehicle on Upland Avenue in 30-degree weather around 1:20 p.m. March 2, authorities said. The child's dad, Aaron Michael Powers, 25, of Chester, was found in the car suffering an overdose, police said. Powers was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment and the child was turned over to family members.  Powers was charged with one coun…