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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Perry Hall, Annapolis, Family, Maryland General Assembly, Recreational Substance Use
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Report warned of jail officer's alleged gang ties in 2006
One of the corrections officers accused this week of helping Black Guerrilla Family members smuggle drugs into a Baltimore jail was flagged seven years ago for alleged gang ties. A state investigator raised concerns in 2006 that Antonia Allison might...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Montgomery County (Maryland), Trials, Lawyers
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Touched by Aegis reporter's coverage of son's death [letter]
The following letter was sent regarding the article written by Bryna Zumer and is published with the consent of the writer. I just want to take this opportunity to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation that I and my family feel for the wonderful...Tags: Justice System
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White House drug czar emphasizes drug treatment, education
As the federal government shifts its drug control strategy toward drug treatment and education initiatives, the U.S. drug czar said Wednesday at an event in Baltimore that he plans to emphasize the expansion of drug courts to divert nonviolent offenders...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Anthony W. Batts, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Substance Abuse
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A sensible policy on pot
Lawmakers in Annapolis rejected a bill this year that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, but prosecutors in Baltimore City are already ahead of the curve in treating the offense as a public health issue rather than...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Methamphetamine (drug), Annapolis, Marijuana Use, Criminals
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Bel Air man charged with robbing Sunoco station in Rock Spring
After two store robberies in the Bel Air area Friday, a gas station in Rock Spring was robbed Saturday. Investigators charged a 30-year-old Bel Air man with the robbery of the Sunoco on Rock Spring Road, near the Rock Spring Shopping Center by the Bel...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Theft, Maryland State Police, Sunoco Incorporated, Prosecution
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Man charged with manslaughter in fatal City Hall crash
Maryland State Police arrested Monday the Baltimore man they say struck and killed a pedestrian last week in front of City Hall and charged him with vehicular homicide, manslaughter and a slew of drug offenses. Police say Johnny Johnson, 43, had drugs in...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Maryland State Police, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests
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Maryland can prevent overdose deaths
With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Epidemics and Plagues, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Teachers, American Medical Association
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Recollections of being glad for having been armed [Letter]
The following letter was sent to Maryland State Senator Barry Glassman. A copy was provided for publication. I write regarding the Second Amendment debate in Annapolis. I applaud your stand in defending the Constitution. Perhaps my experiences may...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Theft, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Warren E Barry, Annapolis
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'Noted gang member' charged in Harford with importing drugs
A North Carolina man and alleged gang member in New Jersey was arrested near Havre de Grace Wednesday and charged with bringing a large amount of drugs into the state. Seized in what the Harford County Sheriff's Office said was a traffic stop conducted...
Tags: Harford County, Havre de Grace, Educational Development Corporation, Gang Activity, Maryland State Police
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Harford sheriff's office confirms man died after trying to hang himself in jail
A Harford Detention Center inmate, who had attempted suicide at the jail, died late last month, the Harford County Sheriff's Office has confirmed. Norman M. Miller Jr., 42, attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself at the jail on Jan. 25,...Tags: Harford County, Trials, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Suicide, Prisons
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Edgewood man arrested in Ocean City drug bust
A 37-year-old Edgewood man was arrested on gun and drug distribution charges in Ocean City on Tuesday following a two-year investigation by local law enforcement agencies, which have been battling a spike in heroin and prescription drug abuse across the...
Tags: Harford County, Worcester County, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Pain
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