Kindergartner brings 30 packets of heroin to school

Kindergartner brings 30 packets of heroin to school

TRENTON, N.J. — Police are continuing to investigate how 30 packets of heroin, including one that was open, came to be in a 5-year-old’s belongings, only to be discovered by his kindergarten teacher.A teacher at Academy of Trenton Charter School first contacted police Monday at 10:38 a.m. about the disturbing find, Trenton Police Department Lt.

TRENTON, N.J. — Police are continuing to investigate how 30 packets of heroin, including one that was open, came to be in a 5-year-old’s belongings, only to be discovered by his kindergarten teacher.A teacher at Academy of Trenton Charter School first contacted police Monday at 10:38 a.m. about the disturbing find, Trenton Police Department Lt.

GRAPHIC: Ohio police post shocking photos of adults who overdosed with 4-year-old in vehicle

GRAPHIC: Ohio police post shocking photos of adults who overdosed with 4-year-old in vehicle

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – Police posted shocking photos of two adults -- who police believe had overdosed on heroin -- passed out in a car with a 4-year-old boy in the backseat, according to WJW.The city of East Liverpool, Ohio shared the photos on their Facebook page on Thursday after responding to a call of an incapacitated driver.Police said they hope the photos send a message to drug users to think twice before abusing drugs.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – Police posted shocking photos of two adults -- who police believe had overdosed on heroin -- passed out in a car with a 4-year-old boy in the backseat, according to WJW.The city of East Liverpool, Ohio shared the photos on their Facebook page on Thursday after responding to a call of an incapacitated driver.Police said they hope the photos send a message to drug users to think twice before abusing drugs.

Two charged in woman's heroin overdose death in Bremerton

Two charged in woman's heroin overdose death in Bremerton

BREMERTON, Wash. -- Two people have been charged in the heroin overdose death of a 31-year-old woman in Bremerton.The Kitsap Sun reports that Tylar Pryor was found unresponsive after using heroin on Aug. 28.

BREMERTON, Wash. -- Two people have been charged in the heroin overdose death of a 31-year-old woman in Bremerton.The Kitsap Sun reports that Tylar Pryor was found unresponsive after using heroin on Aug. 28.

Eastern Washington police investigate 3 overdose deaths

Eastern Washington police investigate 3 overdose deaths

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Walla Walla Police are investigating three deaths this week from narcotics overdoses.Lab results are pending, but officials say it's likely the deaths were caused from injecting heroin that was either laced with another powerful depressant, or was in a very pure form.Walla Walla County Coroner Richard Greenwood confirmed the overdoses Friday night.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Walla Walla Police are investigating three deaths this week from narcotics overdoses.Lab results are pending, but officials say it's likely the deaths were caused from injecting heroin that was either laced with another powerful depressant, or was in a very pure form.Walla Walla County Coroner Richard Greenwood confirmed the overdoses Friday night.

Alleged dealer charged with 'controlled substance homicide' following woman's overdose

Alleged dealer charged with 'controlled substance homicide' following woman's overdose

BREMERTON -- A Kitsap County man is being charged with controlled substance homicide after allegedly selling a 31-year-old woman heroin that ultimately led to her death.And police say more controlled substance homicide charges could be on the way.According to the Bremerton Police Department, a 31-year-old female died Thursday night after being pulled off life-support following a heroin overdose.

BREMERTON -- A Kitsap County man is being charged with controlled substance homicide after allegedly selling a 31-year-old woman heroin that ultimately led to her death.And police say more controlled substance homicide charges could be on the way.According to the Bremerton Police Department, a 31-year-old female died Thursday night after being pulled off life-support following a heroin overdose.

Police officer comforts 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdose

Police officer comforts 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdose

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A touching photo of an officer comforting a 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed shows the essence of policing.According to AL.com, Birmingham South Precinct police officers responded to a welfare check in a Birmingham apartment complex on Tuesday night after neighbors heard children crying inside.When they arrived they discovered a 30-year-old man dead on the kitchen floor and a 35-year-old woman unresponsive on the couch.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A touching photo of an officer comforting a 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed shows the essence of policing.According to AL.com, Birmingham South Precinct police officers responded to a welfare check in a Birmingham apartment complex on Tuesday night after neighbors heard children crying inside.When they arrived they discovered a 30-year-old man dead on the kitchen floor and a 35-year-old woman unresponsive on the couch.

Snohomish County working to fight opioid epidemic

Snohomish County working to fight opioid epidemic

EVERETT, Wash. -- Snohomish County is experiencing what it calls an opioid epidemic.There are so many people being arrested for drug possession that it’s becoming as common as a speeding ticket.The county sheriff’s office says deputies are arresting more people every day for having opioid drugs, such as heroin, and a county judge says he keeps addicts in jail as long as he can because he has no place to release them to that will offer them help.The opioid drug problem across Snohomish County is obvious to Tom Davis, who works at Six Robblees Inc.

EVERETT, Wash. -- Snohomish County is experiencing what it calls an opioid epidemic.There are so many people being arrested for drug possession that it’s becoming as common as a speeding ticket.The county sheriff’s office says deputies are arresting more people every day for having opioid drugs, such as heroin, and a county judge says he keeps addicts in jail as long as he can because he has no place to release them to that will offer them help.The opioid drug problem across Snohomish County is obvious to Tom Davis, who works at Six Robblees Inc.

Feds: Seattle heroin traffickers indicted; one arrested near Tijuana

Feds: Seattle heroin traffickers indicted; one arrested near Tijuana

SEATTLE (AP) — The Justice Department says the leader of a multinational heroin trafficking organization has been arrested in Mexico and returned to the U.S. to face charges.U.S. Attorney Annette L.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Justice Department says the leader of a multinational heroin trafficking organization has been arrested in Mexico and returned to the U.S. to face charges.U.S. Attorney Annette L.

Ohio woman who traded daughter for heroin gets 51 years to life

Ohio woman who traded daughter for heroin gets 51 years to life

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio - A judge sentenced an Ohio woman to 51 years in prison Tuesday for trading her daughter for drugs.April Corcoran, 32, was sentenced by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz and is now a Tier III sex offender, according to an announcement by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters.Corcoran was indicted back in March of 2015 after an investigation revealed that she had trafficked her 11-year-old daughter to 42-year-old Shandell Willingham in exchange for heroin.It was also revealed that the child was forced to use heroin.Corcoran pleaded guilty to trafficking in persons, complicity (rape), endangering children, and corrupting another with drugs."Many people mistakenly think that human trafficking only happens in foreign countries, but this case shows that children are trafficked here in Ohio, and, sadly, some are trafficked by the very people who should be protecting them," said Attorney General DeWine. "Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime, and law enforcement throughout the state is focused on holding traffickers accountable and helping victims escape servitude."

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio - A judge sentenced an Ohio woman to 51 years in prison Tuesday for trading her daughter for drugs.April Corcoran, 32, was sentenced by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz and is now a Tier III sex offender, according to an announcement by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters.Corcoran was indicted back in March of 2015 after an investigation revealed that she had trafficked her 11-year-old daughter to 42-year-old Shandell Willingham in exchange for heroin.It was also revealed that the child was forced to use heroin.Corcoran pleaded guilty to trafficking in persons, complicity (rape), endangering children, and corrupting another with drugs."Many people mistakenly think that human trafficking only happens in foreign countries, but this case shows that children are trafficked here in Ohio, and, sadly, some are trafficked by the very people who should be protecting them," said Attorney General DeWine. "Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime, and law enforcement throughout the state is focused on holding traffickers accountable and helping victims escape servitude."

Advocates fear more heroin withdrawal deaths in jails

Advocates fear more heroin withdrawal deaths in jails

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) _ Heroin withdrawal is rarely fatal, but more than a half-dozen people have died behind bars in the U.S. during the last two years after suffering from severe symptoms that their families say went untreated.Civil rights lawyers fear the number could grow given the nation's heroin epidemic.In Pennsylvania, the mother of an 18-year-old woman who collapsed and later died after days of severe vomiting sued Lebanon County officials on Monday.

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) _ Heroin withdrawal is rarely fatal, but more than a half-dozen people have died behind bars in the U.S. during the last two years after suffering from severe symptoms that their families say went untreated.Civil rights lawyers fear the number could grow given the nation's heroin epidemic.In Pennsylvania, the mother of an 18-year-old woman who collapsed and later died after days of severe vomiting sued Lebanon County officials on Monday.

Candy shop's secret door concealed major NYC heroin mill, police say

Candy shop's secret door concealed major NYC heroin mill, police say

NEW YORK — The cheery red, white and blue sign advertised candy and ice cream, but police say the Brooklyn store was selling something far more sinister.Behind a secret door at the Gates Candy & Grocery Store, officers found what appeared to be bags of heroin and barrels of fentanyl, the powerful painkiller officials say is behind a nationwide epidemic of opiate overdoses.

NEW YORK — The cheery red, white and blue sign advertised candy and ice cream, but police say the Brooklyn store was selling something far more sinister.Behind a secret door at the Gates Candy & Grocery Store, officers found what appeared to be bags of heroin and barrels of fentanyl, the powerful painkiller officials say is behind a nationwide epidemic of opiate overdoses.

Woman says she faked having cancer for years to support heroin habit

Woman says she faked having cancer for years to support heroin habit

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- An Illinois woman admits she pretended to have cancer to bilk an elderly man out of $133,000.Felica Howard says most of the money went to support her heroin and crack cocaine habit."Heroin.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- An Illinois woman admits she pretended to have cancer to bilk an elderly man out of $133,000.Felica Howard says most of the money went to support her heroin and crack cocaine habit."Heroin.

Seattle police say they've saved 3 people with overdose drug

Seattle police say they've saved 3 people with overdose drug

SEATTLE (AP) _ Seattle police say bicycle officers have saved three people from potentially fatal heroin overdoses since they started carrying an overdose reversal drug in mid-March.The most recent case came at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, when officers Matt Newsome and Dick Bonesteel saw a 61-year-old man lying in an alley.

SEATTLE (AP) _ Seattle police say bicycle officers have saved three people from potentially fatal heroin overdoses since they started carrying an overdose reversal drug in mid-March.The most recent case came at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, when officers Matt Newsome and Dick Bonesteel saw a 61-year-old man lying in an alley.

Chyna's death might have been an accidental overdose, her manager says

Chyna's death might have been an accidental overdose, her manager says

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Chyna's manager says he believes the former wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of a prescription sleeping pill and a tranquilizer.Anthony Anzaldo says Chyna had long taken Ambien and a generic version of Valium.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Chyna's manager says he believes the former wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of a prescription sleeping pill and a tranquilizer.Anthony Anzaldo says Chyna had long taken Ambien and a generic version of Valium.

INTERVIEW: How would 'safe injection sites' for drug users in Seattle work? (VIDEO)

INTERVIEW: How would 'safe injection sites' for drug users in Seattle work? (VIDEO)

SEATTLE -- Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, talks about a proposal to set up "safe injection sites" in Seattle for drug users.

SEATTLE -- Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, talks about a proposal to set up "safe injection sites" in Seattle for drug users.

WATCH: Are 'safe injection sites' for heroin users worth considering in King County?

WATCH: Are 'safe injection sites' for heroin users worth considering in King County?

SEATTLE --  As the heroin epidemic rages in Western Washington some have advocated creating safe injection sites for drug users.The sites would serve as a place where users could use illegal drugs under the watchful eye of medical staffers.

SEATTLE --  As the heroin epidemic rages in Western Washington some have advocated creating safe injection sites for drug users.The sites would serve as a place where users could use illegal drugs under the watchful eye of medical staffers.