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Patrol

8 NYPD Officers Sickened by Toxic Fumes at Suspected Drug Lab

Eight New York Police Department officers were taken to the hospital early Friday after entering an alleged drug lab in Queens and inhaling fumes believed to have been from a highly toxic synthetic opioid.

September 1, 2017

Special Units

Smugglers Use Drone to Fly Meth Over Mexican Border Into San Diego

Ten minutes later, federal authorities had busted what they say is their first confirmed case of drug smuggling by drone in San Diego County.

August 21, 2017

Special Units

Video: TX Officer Run Over, Pinned Under SUV by Drug Suspect

A Waco, TX, officer is in critical but stable condition and the suspect is dead after the officer was pinned under a vehicle while attempting to serve a search warrant.

August 1, 2017

Special Units

TX Officer Run Over, Pinned Under SUV by Drug Suspect

A Waco, TX, officer is in critical but stable condition and the suspect is dead after the officer was pinned under a vehicle while attempting to serve a search warrant. More Here.

August 1, 2017

Patrol

White House Opioid Commission Asks Trump to Declare 'National Emergency' to Combat Overdoses

The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has asked President Donald Trump to "declare a national emergency" to help fight the deadly opioid epidemic.

August 1, 2017

Patrol

2 CO Officers Hospitalized After Struggle With Suspected Heroin User

Two Thornton, CO, police officers were hospitalized Friday during a struggle with a man accused of shooting up heroin at a park.

July 24, 2017

Patrol

FL Drug Dealer Calls 911 Asking for Help to Find Stolen Cocaine

David Blackmon called 911, identified himself as a drug dealer, and proceeded to report that cash and cocaine had been stolen from his car

July 19, 2017

Patrol

NH Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

New Hampshire is now the 22nd state and the last in New England to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.

July 19, 2017

Patrol

Police Fentanyl Overdose Risk Exaggerated, Experts Say

Experts agree that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and its even deadlier relatives pose potential hazards to police who come in contact with the drugs. But there is also concern that the risks are being overblown.

July 4, 2017

Patrol

FL Woman Tipped Off Drug Dealers About Investigation to Get Back at Detective-Husband

A FL elementary school teacher who tried to get revenge against her husband by tipping off drug dealers that they were under investigation should spend the next eight years in federal prison because the consequences of her actions were so serious, prosecutors say.

June 22, 2017

Patrol

Stiff Drug Offense Sentences Save Lives

Thanks to new Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a recent FBI report, former President Obama's mythology regarding alleged "non-violent" drug dealers has been debunked.

June 16, 2017

Training

Charlotte Police Announce New Training for Officers Amid Wave of Overdoses

A sergeant who works with Crime Scene Investigations said she has trained 200 officers to properly deal with possible fentanyl cases, and said her department is actively trying to prepare officers.

June 15, 2017