Police in Massachusetts town take bold step: Amnesty for drug users
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — The young woman nursing a fresh black eye has come to the police station in this old fishing city for help. But she’s not looking to report a crime or seek someone’s arrest. She...
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21 arrested by Elyria police in ‘Operation Sundown’ drug operation
ELYRIA – Police have made 21 arrests since early August as part of a large scale drug arrest operation meant to target multiple heroin and cocaine dealers around the city. Mario L. McCray 34, of 2024...
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Elyria arrests net 21 drug suspects
ELYRIA — Police have made 21 arrests since early August as part of a crackdown on what they say is a large-scale drug arrest operation meant to target alleged heroin and cocaine dealers around the...
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Nearly 700 rally against heroin addiction
LORAIN — Dodging raindrops, nearly 700 people gathered Friday night along Black River Landing to bring hope to those families affected by heroin addiction. KRISTIN BAUER | CHRONICLE Myrtle Rizer, of...
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The Morning Hit–9/15/15
Welcome back to The Morning Hit, where we talk about what people are talking about online. The web has become the digital equivalent of the office water cooler, and it’s becoming more necessary by the...
View ArticleRoad to recovery: Heroin addict goes through pioneering process
BOSTON — Kylee Moriarty has experienced her share of ups and downs since deciding to kick her heroin habit this past summer. The 26-year-old’s journey started in early July when she showed up, beaten...
View Article10 things to know, Thursday, Oct. 8
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. How Syrian militant group is recasting itself Ahrar al-Sham, or Free Men of Syria, whose...
View ArticleAddiction held at bay in former ‘heroin city’
RUTLAND, VT. — Rutland is fed up with heroin. Take Tom VanEps. He and his neighbors used to just watch, disgusted, as dealers worked Baxter Street, their buyers sometimes littering the ground with used...
View Article10 things to know, Friday, Oct. 16
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. U.S. suspicions may have led to deadly attack on Afghan hospital American special ops analysts...
View ArticleLorain man arrested after calling police for shooting
SHEFFIELD TWP. — A Lorain man who called police about shots fired at his home ended up being charged with two felonies. Officers say Alexis Guzman, 32, who lives on the 5300 block of Bond Ave., called...
View ArticleCounty records 56 OD deaths in 2015
Drug overdose deaths continue to plague the county, with at least 56 confirmed deaths in 2015, and another seven deaths that the coroner suspects were drug-related but which results have yet to...
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Used needles found strewn along Weiss Field in Avon Lake
AVON LAKE — Numerous hypodermic syringes recently were found along Webber Road next to Weiss Field, leaving residents questioning if efforts to battle heroin addiction have stagnated. CHRONICLE...
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Heroin bill moves forward
A bill that will address Ohio’s heroin epidemic passed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and will go to a vote in the full Senate. Rob Portman U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Cincinnati, said it is...
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Lorain County residents of all ages feel the pain of heroin’s blight
KRISTIN BAUER / CHRONICLEA group gathered at Ely Square released eco-friendly balloons with letters attached to the stings in an effort to raise awareness towards the Heroin crisis in Lorain County on...
View Article3 deaths, 5 arrests in 2 weeks
ELYRIA — Police are investigation three deaths resulting from drug overdoses from Feb. 19 through Wednesday. During the same time period, Elyria police responded to 14 drug overdoses, including the...
View ArticleJoint operation between Lorain, Elyria police yield arrests
ELYRIA — Narcotics detectives from Lorain and Elyria police searched multiple homes and arrested multiple people in a series of raids around 7 a.m. today. According to a statement from the city of...
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Opioid antidote available for free from county health department
The life-saving drug naloxone, brand name Narcan, will be available for free to Lorain County residents to administer in the event of an opioid overdose. With use of heroin and other opioid drugs on...
View ArticleInmates across America are learning how to use heroin overdose antidote
DENVER — When he was a teenager, Lee Gonzales could not save his uncle from a heroin overdose. Now he worries that the same drug could kill him after he gets out of jail. As Gonzales remembers, he had...
View ArticleSuspected dealer faces manslaughter charge in OD death
LORAIN — A suspected drug dealer is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge for allegedly selling the heroin that led to a fatal overdose earlier this month. Christopher Lindner, 52, is also charged...
View ArticleDangerous new drugs on streets
Two dangerous new strains of narcotics have been discovered in Lorain County within the past two weeks. Lorain County Chiefs Law Enforcement Association President Duane Whitely, Elyria’s police chief,...
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