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Torrington, CT
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Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County
A Connecticut county is reporting a spike alert in overdoses associated with the supply of available drugs in the area. Litchfield County County officials reported that from Tuesday, June 28 to Tuesday, July 5, there were dozens of overdoses, with two of them fatal, according to Fox61. A spike alert is triggered when there have been more than three overdoses in a 24-hour period, officials said. When an alert is issued, the county's Opiate Task Force responds with messaging to make sure that drug users are aware and also offers information on where and how to get help. Some of the resource…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Atlantic Law Enforcement Recognizes County's 1st Woman Police Chief From Galloway
Galloway Township Police Chief Donna Higbee is being recognized, as part of Women's History Month, as the first woman police chief in Atlantic County. “Chief Higbee is as fine a chief that any law enforcement agency could want to lead them," Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said in a statement. Higbee, born and raised in Galloway Township, was sworn in as the chief of its police department in July 2015. Chief Higbee is the third generation of her family who settled a section of the township known as Higbeetown off Route 9 near Smithville. Her father, John Higbee…
