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High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say
High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say A 37-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly punching a police officer while drunk and high, according to a release by the Manheim Township police on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  Kathleen Joanna Russell, was confronted by an officer after "Two 911 calls were placed by residents of a neighborhood, reporting a female sitting in a vehicle that was parked haphazardly, waving her arms around, and yelling," in the 2000 block of Wynfield Drive on July 29, as stated in the release.  The officer came over to her car on a "welfare check" and "immediately smelled a strong odor of an alcoholi…
Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More
Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More A Long Island man has been sentenced to a stay in prison after being convicted of a yearslong scheme of forging prescriptions and reselling the drugs on the street. Trevor Lawry, age 38 of Hempstead, received his eight-year sentence on Wednesday, April 17, the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York announced. Lawry was convicted for orchestrating a conspiracy to divert Oxycodone and a myriad of other medications — including Adderall, Alprazolam (Xanax), and Promethazine with codeine syrup — from a Hempstead pharmacy to then resell. The scheme took place from Februa…
Man Found Laying In Road Attacks Officers Trying To Help, Busted On Gun, Drug Charges: DA Man Found Laying In Road Attacks Officers Trying To Help, Busted On Gun, Drug Charges: DA
Man Found Laying In Road Attacks Officers Trying To Help, Busted On Gun, Drug Charges: DA A man found lying on a Berkshire County road having what rescuers believed was a medical episode didn't appreciate being bothered and attacked the officers who tried to help him, authorities said. He even tried to grab one of their pistols during the scuffle.  Charles Crosby, 37, is facing multiple charges from the Friday, Jan. 26, incident in Pittsfield, the Berkshire District Attorney said.  Two off-duty officers found Crosby on Bradford Street. They offered him aid and called paramedics to take him to a hospital for treatment. But as they approached him, they saw a baggy of whi…
Mass Pill Mill Raid: 35 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Fake Tablets Seized Mass Pill Mill Raid: 35 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Fake Tablets Seized
Mass Pill Mill Raid: 35 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Fake Tablets Seized Nearly 35 pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine-laced fake Adderall and Xanax pills were found during a state police bust of a drug lab in Whitman. Andrew Billings, 39, of Plymouth, was arrested on Dec. 21, 2023, at his workplace, while the makeshift lab and his SUV on Essex Street in Whitman were searched by state police. Troopers found large amounts of white powder, thousands of counterfeit prescription pills, a pharmaceutical-grade pill press, and related drug paraphernalia, police said. “The property was so badly contaminated with strewn drug material, that Troopers evacuated the addr…
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass A 48-year-old Worcester County drug dealer admitted this week to duping his customers into buying meth when he told them it was the prescription stimulant Adderall, federal authorities said.  Chanhda Onesyvieng, of Leominster, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Thursday, July 13, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Police were tipped off in April that Onesyvieng was selling large amounts of methamphetamines disguised as fake Adderall pills in Rhode Island, authorities said. Officers pulled him over in Worcester on April 28 and …
Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Causing Fatal Overdose: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Causing Fatal Overdose: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Causing Fatal Overdose: Prosecutor A Monmouth County man has been indicted for manslaughter and numerous drug charges in connection with a fatal overdose, authorities said. A Grand Jury returned a 37-count indictment against Robert M. Clayton, 39, of Belmar, according to county Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. On Jan. 2, 2021 at 1:21 p.m., Belmar police were dispatched to Third and River Avenues for a call reporting an overdose in the front seat of a car.   One of the responding Belmar officers immediately administered two doses of Narcan to an adult male, later identified as Jonathan Amato…
Adderall Swipers: Police Search For Quartet Who Broke Into Long Island Pharmacy Adderall Swipers: Police Search For Quartet Who Broke Into Long Island Pharmacy
Adderall Swipers: Police Search For Quartet Who Broke Into Long Island Pharmacy Detectives are asking for the community’s help in locating and identifying four people who they say burgled a Long Island pharmacy and made off with cash and Adderall. The incident occurred on Monday, June 5 at the Great Neck Precision Pharmacy, located at 665 Middle Neck Road, according to Nassau County police. At approximately 4:40 a.m., four men broke the pharmacy’s glass front door and entered the building. The thieves took eight bottles of Adderall, an amphetamine commonly used to treat ADHD, and $100 cash. The quartet fled in a four-door gray SUV in an unknown direction. All s…
Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance' Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance'
Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance' Three Rockville elementary school students are recovering after ingesting an unknown substance. Rockville City Police along with Montgomery County Police detectives were called to the College Garden Elementary School on Yale Place after receiving reports that three students became sick on Monday, April 17. Detectives say that a group of students found a container of blue items that they thought were candy, with three of them ingesting the items.  The students reportedly started to feel dizzy and went to the school nurse who called medics. The students were taken to a nearby hospital …
Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor
Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor A North Bergen man was busted for allegedly selling a half ounce of cocaine to an undercover detective in Paramus, authorities said. Jose A. Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, also had Adderall and Oxycodone for sale with him when he was arrested on Monday, March 27, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez “distributed approximately 15 grams of cocaine to an undercover detective,” the prosecutor said, adding that a search of his vehicle “revealed additional suspected Adderall pills, Oxycodone tablets, and packaging material.” Hernandez remained held Tuesday in the …
PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says
PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says A Pennsylvania doctor was arrested for allegedly using her patients' information to acquire drugs for herself for recreational use, according to the state's attorney general's office on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.  Dr. Jessie Kunkel, of Murrysville, allegedly had been prescribing patients drugs like Adderall and Xanax, but kept a portion of the pills for herself in exchange for writing the prescriptions— something she had been doing since 2018. “As a medical professional, Dr. Kunkel was trusted to care for her patients and her community,” Acting AG Michelle Henry said. “She violated…
Maryland Teens Busted With Two Pounds Of Suspected Marijuana After Helicopter Chase Maryland Teens Busted With Two Pounds Of Suspected Marijuana After Helicopter Chase
Maryland Teens Busted With Two Pounds Of Suspected Marijuana After Helicopter Chase A group of teens was arrested after a massive marijuana bust during a traffic stop in Severn, authorities say. Omar Gaber Shalabi, 18, Juwan Makih Jackson, 18, Richard Daryl Hillian, 19, along with a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were taken into custody after fleeing from police on Monday, Feb. 6, according to Anne Arundel County police investigators. Police attempted to stop the teens for a registration violation in the area of Meade Village Road and Meade Village Circle around 9:15 p.m., when the teens fled toward Reece Road. The aviation unit was able to assist the police on the …
Bust Yields Heroin, Cocaine, Crack From Anne Arundel Dealer: Police Bust Yields Heroin, Cocaine, Crack From Anne Arundel Dealer: Police
Bust Yields Heroin, Cocaine, Crack From Anne Arundel Dealer: Police A 25-year-old man is facing drug distribution charges after police seized heroin/fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine and more, authorities in Anne Arundel County said. A search warrant executed at a home on the 8300 block of Telegraph Road in Odenton turned up approximately 114g of heroin/fentanyl, approximately 31g of cocaine, approximately 21g of crack cocaine, 70 suboxone packs, and 39 Adderall pills 2 a.m. Jan. 27, county police said. Julian Cassius Morris was subsequently arrested, authorities said.
Yonkers Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold Yonkers Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold
Yonkers Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold A Westchester County doctor could spend decades in prison after admitting that he illegally prescribed opioid pills knowing they’d be resold on the street. Marc Laruelle, age 65, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing Oxycodone, amphetamines, and Xanax in federal court in Manhattan Wednesday, Oct. 19. Prosecutors said Laruelle, a licensed psychiatrist, illegally prescribed more than 100,000 doses of Oxycodone “outside of the usual course of professional practice” between September 2016 and October 2021. Highly potent and addictive, the drug often commands a high price in …
Fairfax School Nurse Stole Students' Pills, Gave Them Allergy Meds Instead: Report Fairfax School Nurse Stole Students' Pills, Gave Them Allergy Meds Instead: Report
Fairfax School Nurse Stole Students' Pills, Gave Them Allergy Meds Instead: Report Parents at a Fairfax County elementary school learned recently that a school nurse had stolen their children's medication, a newspaper found.  The Fairfax Times reported that the Greenbriar East Elementary School health worker was swapping out the meds with allergy pills.  The Fairfax County Health Department, which employs school health workers, alerted parents through a letter.  “The discrepancy in medication arose from a health department employee diverting medication belonging to students," the letter said, according to NBC4. "We have placed in the employee on admin…
BUSTED: Ecstasy, Cocaine, Adderall, Cash Seized, 2 Charged In Morris County: Police BUSTED: Ecstasy, Cocaine, Adderall, Cash Seized, 2 Charged In Morris County: Police
Busted: Ecstasy, Cocaine, Adderall, Cash Seized, 2 Charged In Morris County: Police Two Morris County residents were slapped with several charges following a drug bust involving the seizure of ecstasy, cocaine, Adderall, and other substances, authorities announced. Officers responding to a dispute at a home in Budd Lake met with John P. Rowe, 30, and Stephanie L. Olver, 29, before the owner of the property gave consent to a search around 4:20 p.m. on Friday, June 10, Mount Olive Police said in a release on Tuesday, June 14. The search turned up suspected Alprazolam tablets, leading to the application of a search warrant for a silver four-door vehicle, police said. A searc…
Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances
Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances A former doctor in Connecticut will spend nearly four years in prison and will pay more than $200,000 after admitting to illegally distributing prescription medication. Fairfield County resident David Ciancimino, age 63, of Trumbull, was sentenced by US District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for distributing drugs out of his Shelton office to patients who did not require them. US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said that in October 2020, law enforcement officials launched an investigation into the suspicious distribu…
Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose
Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose Colleges are issuing warnings about fentanyl-laced Adderall after one student died and another is in critical condition after using the fake drug. Ohio State University in Columbus issued an urgent warning on Thursday, May 5, after three students overdosed, with one later dying and one remaining in critical condition. Columbus Public Health said the fake Adderall pills appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations. "Our community has suffered a tragic loss with the death of one of our students earlier today," said Ohio State president Kristina M. J…
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say A report of an attempted break-in in Connecticut led police to arrest a 25-year-old on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drugs. Troopers responded to a report of an individual possibly breaking into a Litchfield County home in Roxbury at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, according to Connecticut State Police. State Police were given a description of a white Chevy pickup and a male suspect leaving the scene, authorities said. Troopers located the Chevy traveling on Garnet Road and pulled it over, police said.  The driver, identified as Samuel Jones, of Bridge…
NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds
NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds A doctor from Central Jersey is accused of taking bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing potentially fatal doses of fentanyl, authorities said. Mukaram Gazi, 51, of Marlboro in Monmouth County was charged with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, receiving kickbacks, health care fraud and conspiring to unlawfully distribute dangerous narcotics, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. According to Thursday's indictment: Gazi owned a urology practice with offices in Freehold, Hamilton, Howell and Toms River.  Gazi received more than $130,000 in bribes and…
Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills
Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills A nurse practitioner from River Edge obtained thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills for distribution using bogus prescriptions, authorities charged. Mathew Testino surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force on Wednesday. A judge freed him the next day, with conditions, pending trial. Testino, who turned 51 on Friday, had been wanted since being charged with dozens of drug-related counts this past March, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s accused of “fraudulently obtaining and signing prescriptions on approximately 30 separate occasi…
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says A Pennsylvania woman and an inmate were charged with smuggling drugs through the mail into a Delaware County jail, authorities said. Working with the members of the Narcotics Task Force, during February through August, the mailroom staff at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord intercepted eight packages containing synthetic cannabinoids and suboxone, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. One of the packages was sent by Cynthia Rees, 39 to inmate Amir Sanchez, 41. The other packages were linked to Rees and were sent to various i…
Passaic County Man With Anabolic Steroids Wields Fake Firearm At Mt. Olive Apartment Complex Passaic County Man With Anabolic Steroids Wields Fake Firearm At Mt. Olive Apartment Complex
Passaic County Man With Anabolic Steroids Wields Fake Firearm At Mt. Olive Apartment Complex A 23-year-old Passaic County man was arrested for drug possession and wielding a fake firearm during an argument at a Morris County apartment complex, authorities said. Santiago Montoya, of Little Falls, is accused of brandishing an imitation firearm with the orange safety tip removed during an argument with a woman at Overlook Apartment Complex in Mount Olive around 9:55 p.m. Monday, police said. Montoya was also found with liquid and pill anabolic steroids, hypodermic syringes and Adderall, police said. Montoya was charged with two counts of possession of schedule I-IV controlled dangero…
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Charged For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Medication To Patients A psychiatrist in Massachusetts is facing charges for allegedly illegally prescribing controlled substances to patients and scheming to defraud the Medicare program, authorities announced. Mohamad Och, age 65, of Worcester, was indicted on eight counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and two counts of health care fraud for allegedly illegally prescribing Adderall, Xanax and Klonopin to patients and running a health care fraud scheme. According to U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Mendell, Och, who owned and operated Island Counseling Center (ICC), in Worcester, and has practiced ps…
Haledon PD: Local Resident Busted With Coke, Pills, More Haledon PD: Local Resident Busted With Coke, Pills, More
Haledon PD: Local Resident Busted With Coke, Pills, More Haledon police busted a local resident while seizing cocaine, dozens of prescription pills and packaging materials during a raid, authorities said. Wilfredo Ramos III, 28, was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson after police charged him with drug possession with the intent to distribute it and possession of paraphernalia. Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg led a team of Haledon officers who raided Ramos’s West Clinton Street apartment, Lt. George Guzman said. The drugs included 90 Adderall pills, Guzman said. Also seized were a bag of coke, pac…
Lethal Drugs Disguised As Prescription Pills Being Peddled On Long Island, DA Warns Lethal Drugs Disguised As Prescription Pills Being Peddled On Long Island, DA Warns
Lethal Drugs Disguised As Prescription Pills Being Peddled On Long Island, DA Warns Counterfeit prescription pills that are made of potentially lethal substances such as methamphetamine and fentanyl have been making the rounds on Long Island, authorities are warning. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini has issued an alert cautioning that police on Long Island have seen a new trend of methamphetamine being pressed into pills and marketed as Adderall. Fentanyl has also been marketed as subscription Oxycodone, Sini noted, creating a potential hazard situation on Long Island. 
“This is an extremely alarming trend that can put users’ lives at risk,” he said. "Anytime…
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered Two suspects from Ocean County have been arrested on multiple drug charges, authorities said. An investigation began after authorities identified a home in Whiting and a home in Toms River suspected of being used to store and deal heroin, according to  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  On Thursday, detectives made warranted searches on the homes and seized about 2,000 wax folds of heroin, drug paraphernalia, and $3,400 in cash, according to Billhimer. Edward Parkhill, 32, of Whiting, was charged out of Manchester with possession of heroin and Adderall witho…
Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car
Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car A Chester County man is facing DUI and drug charges after he nearly crashed into a police car Sunday night, authorities said. Officers saw Joseph Lopez, 28, in a black BMW failing to yield to oncoming traffic at the intersection of the Route 100 ramp and Route 724 east, where he narrowly avoided the police car crash around 8:20 p.m. on Jan. 24, North Coventry police said. An officer who stopped Lopez determined he was driving while under the influence of marijuana, police said. A subsequent search turned up 186 Adderall pills in the car, police said. Lopez was taken into cus…
Police: 2 Men Found With 200 MDMA Pills, LSD, Ketamine, Other Drugs During Morris County Stop Police: 2 Men Found With 200 MDMA Pills, LSD, Ketamine, Other Drugs During Morris County Stop
Police: 2 Men Found With 200 MDMA Pills, LSD, Ketamine, Other Drugs During Morris County Stop Police recovered 200 pills of suspected MDMA pills in addition to LSD tabs, Ketamine, mushrooms and other drugs during a Morris County traffic stop, authorities said. Officers in Chester stopped a vehicle after observing a violation on Nov. 28, police said. During questioning, the driver and passenger — whose names were not released — gave officers probable cause to conduct a search, which turned up 200 MDMA pills, three packages of psychedelic mushrooms, LSD tabs, Ketamine, unprescribed Adderall and marijuana, authorities said. One of the men was charged with being under the influence of …
Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm
Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm A suspected Union City drug dealer dubbed "Pharaoh" was arrested after authorities found more than 25 pounds of edible marijuana candy, hundreds of prescription pills and thousands of dollars worth of drug proceeds in his apartment that he had converted into a den to grow psychedelic mushrooms, Secaucus police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip that 20-year-old Darryl Rodriguez was dealing drugs to Secaucus residents, police searched his 39th Street Union City apartment following a nearly two-month investigation, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The search turned up more than 25 pound…
Long Island Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Opioids Long Island Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Opioids
Long Island Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Opioids A 74-year-old doctor has been arraigned on a 54-count indictment charging him with allegedly selling opioids and amphetamine prescriptions on Long Island. A lengthy investigation into several opioid overdoses last year led to the arrest of George Blatti, a doctor in Rockville Centre who allegedly prescribed opioids to patients without examining them. The investigation into Blatti determined that some of his patients had an inordinate number of prescriptions for opioids that were written by Blatti,  a general practitioner originally licensed to practice medicine in 1976, who had no spec…
Former Union Dentist Wanted For Not Paying Child Support Found With Crystal Meth In Car: Police Former Union Dentist Wanted For Not Paying Child Support Found With Crystal Meth In Car: Police
Former Union Dentist Wanted For Not Paying Child Support Found With Crystal Meth In Car: Police A former Union dentist wanted on a warrant for failing to pay child support was found with crystal meth during a Denville motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Frederick D. Bailey was stopped on Florence Avenue Thursday for a moving violation when officers arrested him on an active warrant without bail from the National Crime Information Center, Denville Police Capt. Jefferey Tucker said. Records show that Bailey, who was a dentist practicing out of Union township, had his medical license surrendered in 2016 by the State Board of Dentistry following a different arrest on drug char…