With meth resurgence, related crime goes up
“We're seeing tweakers, the term we use for meth addicts, support their habit through thefts from cars, garages and copper.” Businesses in the industrial park by the highway have been hit in the last few weeks from thieves siphoning gas and looting copper. Read more on Southernminn.com
The growing trend of copper theft (part 2)
Though there is no official study linking this crime to methamphetamine or other substance addictions, just about any officer, city official or average citizen in the know connects copper and metal theft with drugs. It is no different for Sgt. Spragins … Read more on Graham Leader
Maine Marijuana Vote Has Heavy National Implications, Could Be 'The Next …
There's no organized opposition to the referendum, but law enforcement and substance abuse groups are speaking out against it. In reality, the vote in Portland won't change anything …. Some may think of Cranston as more of a meth guy thanks to Walter … Read more on Huffington Post