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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2012

'Shake-and-Bake' Meth Fills Hospitals with Burn Patients

A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2011

Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life for Prison Narcotics Deal

Jose "Bat" Marquez, who was also a member of San Diego's Del Sol street gang, was extradited from Mexico in January 2007 on other charges. In April of that year, Marquez orchestrated a meth deal from his jail cell that involved several Mexican Mafia associates.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2011

Woman Convicted of Killing CHP Officer Was on Meth

A jury convicted Kaylee Weisenberg of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter on Friday in the death of a California Highway Patrol officer who had stopped to assist a disabled vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2011

Calif. Parolees Include Meth Addict with Flame Thrower

Law enforcement leaders around the county say state cutbacks leading to the freeing of so-called nonviolent offenders will lead to the release of offenders who are clearly a danger to society.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2011

Florida Officer of the Year Allegedly Distributed Meth

The Boynton Beach (Fla.) Police Department's 2010 Officer of the Year has been indicted in a federal drug probe alleging he distributed more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2011

Shirtless Man Arrested After Rooftop Standoff

Investigators said Pool appeared to be under the influence of drugs, possibly methamphetamine. Pool yelled obscenities at officers and attempted to push away a ladder officers used to reach him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2011

Former Missouri Sheriff Busted for Meth Distribution

Tommy Adams, who had been sheriff of Carter County for more than two years, allegedly snorted meth and then gave it to an informant. Adams, 31, is being held on a $250,000 bond.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2011

Iowa Officer Treated After Meth Vial Ruptures

Officer Shawna Ellis had recovered the vial during a search of James Cogdill during a shoplifting investigation, and had asked him several times what was in the vial.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2010

Mexican Nationals Reportedly Smuggled Meth to Colo. in Car Batteries

Officials today said they dealt a major blow to a methamphetamine trafficking ring suspected of moving up to 50 pounds of the drug into Colorado in common car batteries.

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