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Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports
Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports More information about Sean Higgins, the suspected DUI driver who killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last week, is coming to light. The 43-year-old Woodstown resident who police say struck 31-year-old Johnny and 29-year-old Matthew in Oldmans Township last week, was a New Jersey National Guardsman who worked at a substance abuse treatment center. Photos on the Department of Defense website show Higgins receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, and embracing a child in Kosovo in 2019. A state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spokesperson confirmed Higgins is a f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Warning Issued Of Psychedelics In Packaging Similar To Popular Halloween Candy: PA State Police Warning Issued Of Psychedelics In Packaging Similar To Popular Halloween Candy: PA State Police
Warning Issued Of Psychedelics In Packaging Similar To Popular Halloween Candy: PA State Police The Pennsylvania state police want parents to know about some psychedelic drugs— that could cause seizures— in packaging similar to popular candies your child might receive while trick-or-treating this Halloween.  The items THC and Psilocybin edibles mimic popular candies such as Nerds, Laughy Taffy, Sour Warheads, Wonka bars, and several other items pictured.  These drugs are connected to an increase in seizures of THC- and psilocybin-infused edibles in these wrappers, state police have observed.  THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is a psychoactive substance extracted from…

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by Jillian Pikora
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No One Is Giving Your Kids Pot Edibles For Halloween -- Even If They Ask For It No One Is Giving Your Kids Pot Edibles For Halloween -- Even If They Ask For It
No One Is Giving Your Kids Pot Edibles For Halloween -- Even If They Ask For It Halloween 2021 is bringing the usual warnings from authorities to be on the lookout for nefarious strangers giving kids pot edibles that look like candy -- but how much of it is (a) based in reality and how much is (b) fear mongering? The answers: (a) none of it and (b) all of it. The true danger lies in people believing urban legends, says Snopes.com, a site dedicated to debunking them.  “You are more likely to summon Beetlejuice by saying his name three times than you are to find marijuana edibles in your children’s Halloween candy,” NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri told Marijuana …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Cannabis Dispensary Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say Lehigh Valley Cannabis Dispensary Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say
Lehigh Valley Cannabis Dispensary Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say A man armed with a handgun threatened a Lehigh Valley cannabis dispensary worker before fleeing with an undetermined amount of product Monday night, police confirmed. The suspect — pictured above — wielded the weapon and threatened an employee who was leaving the Bloc Cannabis Dispensary on Nazareth Pike after closing the store around 8:50 p.m., township police said. The worker stated that they had been forced back inside the store, where the suspect stole an undetermined amount of product, police said. The worker was not injured. The suspect fled in the vehicle pictured above, police sa…

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by Valerie Musson