Police interrogation halts when suspect responds to question with noxious fart
Drug Crime
“Mr. Sykes continued to be flatulent and I ended the interview.”
Drug Crime
November 11, 2017
Paramedic needs overdose treatment while driving suspected overdose patient to the hospital
An Ohio paramedic reportedly began to overdose as he drove an ambulance with a suspected overdose patient in the back. According to the Daytona Daily News, the firefighter medic began to exhibit signs of opioid exposure en route to the hospital. According to David Reichert, the Fairborn fire division chief, the man “was not feeling …
Drug Crime
November 7, 2017
Tourist faces death penalty for bringing pain pills into Egypt for husband
A British tourist is facing execution in Egypt after allegedly being caught bringing 300 of her husband’s pain pills into the country. The Sun reported that authorities jailed Laura Plummer, 33, after locating tramadol tablets in her suitcase at a Red Sea beach resort. Plummer was planning to spend a two-week vacation with her Egyptian husband, Omar, …
Drug Crime
November 7, 2017
‘Bad Santa’ found with crack pipe in his car: Police
A volunteer Santa Claus was arrested early Monday morning after police reportedly found a crack pipe and other drug paraphernalia in his car. Charles Smith, 66, was pulled over around 2 a.m. Monday by police in South Hackensack, New Jersey, NBC10 reports. The officer conducting the routine traffic stop noticed a crack pipe laying next …
Drug Crime
November 5, 2017
Casey Anthony’s bankrupt former attorney conspires to smuggle $13 million in cocaine
An attorney best known for representing Casey Anthony during her high-profile murder trial was himself found guilty this week of conspiring to distribute cocaine. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Todd Macaluso was arraigned nearly a year ago for the crime, days after he was arrested in Haiti. Investigators say the licensed pilot intended pick up a …
Celebrity Justice
October 28, 2017
‘Stranger Things’ star blocked from entering U.S. after cocaine found in luggage: Report
Stranger Things cast member Charlie Heaton reportedly isn’t being allowed into the United States because he was caught with cocaine at an airport, the Associated Press reports. Heaton, 23, (pictured right), who lives in London, had been flying to Los Angeles for a launch party commemorating the second season of the show when he was allegedly …
Drug Crime
October 21, 2017
Dad sells heroin from his baby girl’s maternity ward HOURS after her birth: Cops
A Latrobe, Pennsylvania, father is accused of selling drugs out of a maternity ward mere hours after his daughter was born. Greenburg police said they caught Cody Hulse, 25, Thursday with 34 stamped bags of heroin and assorted drug paraphernalia. Officers confronted Hulse in his girlfriend’s room, where he admitted to selling heroin to people …
child endangerment
October 14, 2017
WATCH: Infants found in car with two overdosing, unconscious moms
Newly released video shows the moment when police and emergency crews found two Florida mothers passed out in a sports utility vehicle with their crying toddlers in the back, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities were called to a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 5 for a report of two people passed out in …
Drug Crime
October 13, 2017
Toddler overdoses and dies after getting into addict mom’s methadone stash: Police
A Stafford, Connecticut, woman is facing criminal charges after her 3-year-old son allegedly overdosed on methadone and died. The Hartford Courant reported that Jessica York, 24, is accused of leaving her methadone out where her son, Leon Lapierre, could access it. The child was pronounced dead on April 22, shortly after York called 911 for the unresponsive toddler. The Chief …
Drug Crime
October 8, 2017
Rehab buddies overdose on heroin with their newborns in the car: Police
Two South Florida mothers are accused of overdosing on heroin in a car while their two newborns sat in the backseat. The Miami Herald reported that June Ann Schweinhart, 28, and Kristen O’Connor, 27, (pictured left and right) allegedly became friends in rehab because their due dates were close together. On Thursday, the pair reportedly bought …
Drug Crime
October 5, 2017
I’m Lovin’ It? McDonald’s manager accused of selling meals with a side of cocaine
‘Ordering coke took on an entirely different meaning on the night shift at this McDonald’s.’
Drug Crime
September 25, 2017
Baby girl barely survives near fatal overdose from heroin stash in hoarder’s home: Cops
A man and a woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, were arrested after a 1-year-old girl allegedly overdosed from drugs she took from their heroin stash. The Palm Beach Post reports that Charlie Hagan, 38, and Joseph Critelli, 49, were arrested last week in connection with the child’s near-fatal overdose, which occurred in July. Hagan and …