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Jessamine County officials alarmed at rise in heroin use
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comThe passage of House Bill 1 in 2012, better known as the pill-mill bill, made it much more difficult for drug addicts to abuse prescription pain pills. That is the good part. The bad part, according to local officials, is those addicted to pain pills...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Trials, Lawyers
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Danville Police news for May 1
Woman arrested for heroin use A Danville woman was arrested Monday evening after being found unresponsive in the former Rally’s parking lot. About 7 p.m., Danville police officer Chase Broach responded to Rally’s and was informed Paula J....
Tags: Drug Trafficking
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Three indicted on new rape charges in Mercer
tkleffman@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — A man and the couple he was living with have been indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on additional charges alleging the rape of minor girls staying in the homes they all shared. Jordan S. Floyd, 22, was indicted last week for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, OxyContin (drug), Trials, Justice System, Theft
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Police arrest man in Clark County home invasion
The WInchester SunOne of four suspects in a March 29 robbery and shooting is in custody today while police look for three remaining suspects. John D. Stanley, 23 of 437 Country Club Court, was arrested Monday night for first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and...Tags: Police Arrests, Shootings, Theft
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Clark County law enforcement seeing rise in heroin
Until a year ago, it had been years since Winchester Police officers made a controlled buy for heroin. It just wasn’t in demand. Pills — narcotic painkillers of many types — were plentiful. In other parts of the state, meth had a strong...
Tags: Pain, James Hall, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, OxyContin (drug)
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Boyle grand jury indictments include couple accused of elder abuse
A Danville couple have been indicted by a Boyle County grand jury for allegedly abusing an elderly woman and endangering the welfare of four children in their home. Beverly A. Kindred, 41, and Samuel C. Kindred, 26, of 625 Old Shakertown Road, were each...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Crimes, Trials, Theft
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Danville traffic stop yields heroin, cocaine
smojica@amnews.comDuring a traffic stop Friday morning, Boyle County deputy sheriffs arrested a Lexington man for alleged possession of heroin and crack cocaine. Darius L. Hale, 30, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Cocaine, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Attorney General Conway takes anti-pain pill talk to George Rogers Clark
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway warned students at George Rogers Clark¿High School that they risk their lives and futures if they take medications not prescribed for them by a doctor. “We’ve lost an entire generation to prescription...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Addiction, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse
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Public Record for March 24, 2013
BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Judge...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Trials, Family, Justice System, Theft
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Dangers of prescription-drug-abuse preached to West Jessamine students
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comSarah Shay was a vibrant young girl with a bright future, according to her mother, Dr. Karen Shay, a Morehead dentist. “She was a great girl,” Dr. Shay told students, faculty and local officials during an assembly in the West Jessamine...Tags: Pain, Alprazolam (drug), OxyContin (drug), Hydrocodone (drug), Epidemics and Plagues
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Traffic stop in Danville leads to drug arrest, parole violation
scollins@amnews.comA Louisville man was arrested Monday night during a traffic stop on Hustonville Road. Boyle County Deputy Sheriff Derek Robbins stopped a vehicle driven by Ryan Spaw, 21, of Louisville. Sheriff Marty Elliott said Spaw was wanted in Louisville for...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Central Kentucky drug addicts turning to heroin
smojica@amnews.comNow that law enforcement officials and doctors have cracked down on the abuse of prescription painkillers, a growing number of central Kentucky drug addicts are turning to heroin. “We’ve been finding heroin here, and officers in Lincoln...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Vicodin (drug), OxyContin (drug), Hydrocodone (drug), Prisons
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