Crack Cocaine

BG, “Long Time Coming” (Originally Published December/January 2013)

BG, “Long Time Coming” (Originally Published December/January 2013)
At 16, he was arrested with crack and marijuana. A year … He pulled out, tossed the needle to the floor, where the New Orlean's Police Department found heroin foils, cocaine and a blunt. The officers wrote in the report that Dorsey… Continue reading

Jackson Police Department: 14-year-old girl arrested for fleeing from police

Jackson Police Department: 14-year-old girl arrested for fleeing from police
Jackson Police Department: 14-year-old girl arrested for fleeing from police in mom's vehicle; officers make outstanding warrant arrests. Print … An 18-year old and a16-year old man were also found to be in possession of crack cocaine/marijuana. Read more… Continue reading

Police standoff in domestic assault case nets man four months in jail

Police standoff in domestic assault case nets man four months in jail
The woman told police she and Halliday had been on a three-day drug and alcohol binge before the assault, free-basing crack cocaine. Halliday becomes “angry like an animal” when he's drinking, the woman said in a report read… Continue reading

Former Calgary crack dealer reunites with family

Former Calgary crack dealer reunites with family
Perry Wilson used to ride a bicycle through the streets of Calgary with a cellphone in his pocket and an eight ball of crack cocaine wrapped in plastic inside his cheek. Homeless … Today the 50-year-old carries a guitar and the hopes of… Continue reading

County curbs heroin use: Increases in drug's use drives expansive prevention

County curbs heroin use: Increases in drug's use drives expansive prevention
In the event of an overdose, the paramedics issue a deployment of Narcan, a drug used to counteract the emergency effects of the overdose, according to Jim Austad of the Oshkosh Fire Department emergency service. “If you… Continue reading

Chair of the Toronto Police Board in the hot seat

Chair of the Toronto Police Board in the hot seat
Chief Blair and the police services board have also been criticized by the mayor's brother Doug Ford, over the ongoing investigation of Rob Ford and the video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. When asked about having to do… Continue reading