Georgia man sentenced for child pornography
Several men sentenced for producing, transporting, and possessing child porn
Pittsburgh man sentenced for enticing a minor
Pittsburgh man charged with child sexual exploitation
Florida woman sought for child sex trafficking
Texas man charged with distributing child porn
California man arrested for child sex trafficking and child porn
Three suspects arrested for child sex trafficking, child prostitution and giving drugs to a child
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Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Monday, August 5, 2013
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
'Pharm Parties' Leading Some Western Massachusetts Teens to Misuse of Prescription Drugs
Ludlow, MA
Michael J. Dias was born on Oct. 18, 1989, but instead of celebrating his birthday, his family in Ludlow now mourns his death.
Dias committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in May 2009.
The fall into the lure of drugs for tens of thousands of young people across Western Massachusetts begins as early as middle school and most likely by high school when they begin using and abusing pharmaceutical drugs – oxycodone, hydrocodone, Percocet, and Ritalin, police and medical experts say.
“The statistics are pretty scary. The number of middle schoolers who have tried oxycodone or hydrocodone-type prescription medications is fairly alarming, but in high school it’s become an epidemic,” said Dr. Louis Durkin, emergency room medical director at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield.
Pharmaceutical drugs are highly addictive, hooking students not only on the medication but also the dealer. In high school, when the supplier graduates, students left behind are forced to find another source. Very often this pursuit of drugs takes a dangerous turn into the city. The young drug users are now forced to buy from drug dealers in metropolitan areas, like Springfield and Holyoke, where law enforcement officers say the suburban kids can wind up being in over their heads.
Safe Havens, International
Michael J. Dias was born on Oct. 18, 1989, but instead of celebrating his birthday, his family in Ludlow now mourns his death.
Dias committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in May 2009.
The fall into the lure of drugs for tens of thousands of young people across Western Massachusetts begins as early as middle school and most likely by high school when they begin using and abusing pharmaceutical drugs – oxycodone, hydrocodone, Percocet, and Ritalin, police and medical experts say.
“The statistics are pretty scary. The number of middle schoolers who have tried oxycodone or hydrocodone-type prescription medications is fairly alarming, but in high school it’s become an epidemic,” said Dr. Louis Durkin, emergency room medical director at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield.
Pharmaceutical drugs are highly addictive, hooking students not only on the medication but also the dealer. In high school, when the supplier graduates, students left behind are forced to find another source. Very often this pursuit of drugs takes a dangerous turn into the city. The young drug users are now forced to buy from drug dealers in metropolitan areas, like Springfield and Holyoke, where law enforcement officers say the suburban kids can wind up being in over their heads.
Safe Havens, International
Monday, October 8, 2012
School Bans Hugs, Students up in Arms
Forest City, NC
Schools reasonably ban cigarettes, drugs and violence — but hugging? Students are not embracing Chase Middle School's hugging ban.
The Forest City, N.C. school's administrators said they will not tolerate consensual light embraces between friends. Hugs, they maintain, are not appropriate school behavior.
This stance came to light after a frightening seizure sent eighth-grader Parker Jackson to the hospital in an ambulance.
His classmates welcomed him back with many hugs the following day, reported Fox Carolina. But the administration would not stand for those public displays of affection.
Parker Jackson, left, and Erika Parris, enjoy a nice warm hug.
Safe Havens, International
The Forest City, N.C. school's administrators said they will not tolerate consensual light embraces between friends. Hugs, they maintain, are not appropriate school behavior.
This stance came to light after a frightening seizure sent eighth-grader Parker Jackson to the hospital in an ambulance.
His classmates welcomed him back with many hugs the following day, reported Fox Carolina. But the administration would not stand for those public displays of affection.
Parker Jackson, left, and Erika Parris, enjoy a nice warm hug.
Safe Havens, International
Monday, September 3, 2012
Rape Charges against High School Players Divide Football Town of Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, OH
Police had arrested two sophomore starters just days before and charged them with kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl from a town just across the river in West Virginia. One of them is also accused of taking a nude photo or video of the girl.
Several players still on the practice field are also believed to be linked to the incident. Steubenville police are trying to determine whether they were there at the time of the attack or sent digital images of it all over cyberspace.
Officials continue to investigate details of the reports — that the girl was drugged into unconsciousness, ferried from party to party, raped and urinated on before ending up at home where her parents, discovering she was disoriented, took her to a local hospital.
Police had arrested two sophomore starters just days before and charged them with kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl from a town just across the river in West Virginia. One of them is also accused of taking a nude photo or video of the girl.
Several players still on the practice field are also believed to be linked to the incident. Steubenville police are trying to determine whether they were there at the time of the attack or sent digital images of it all over cyberspace.
Officials continue to investigate details of the reports — that the girl was drugged into unconsciousness, ferried from party to party, raped and urinated on before ending up at home where her parents, discovering she was disoriented, took her to a local hospital.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Ohio Teen Behind Drug Ring that Earned $20,000 a Month, Police Say
Lebanon, OH
Sheriff's investigators in southwestern Ohio say a 17-year-old high school student is at the center of a high-grade marijuana distribution ring that was raking in as much as $20,000 a month.
The Warren County Drug Task Force said Monday that the yearlong investigation culminated in seven people being indicted by a grand jury. Investigators say the Mason High School student who is believed to have started the operation had $6,000 in cash in his bedroom when officers arrived with a search warrant.
Sheriff's investigators in southwestern Ohio say a 17-year-old high school student is at the center of a high-grade marijuana distribution ring that was raking in as much as $20,000 a month.
The Warren County Drug Task Force said Monday that the yearlong investigation culminated in seven people being indicted by a grand jury. Investigators say the Mason High School student who is believed to have started the operation had $6,000 in cash in his bedroom when officers arrived with a search warrant.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
LAPD: Granada Hills Baseball Coach Accused of Smoking Marijuana With Students
Los Angeles, CA
An assistant baseball coach from John F. Kennedy High School (map) was arrested Monday on suspicion that he smoked marijuana with half a dozen teenaged students before and after an outing to Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Police officials said.
Pedro Cruz Trujillo, 24, of Los Angeles, was booked on six counts of child endangerment Monday, a month after a staff member at the school overheard students talking about the incident and notified police.
Investigators said Trujillo took six students, ranging in age from 14 to 16 years old, to a Dodgers game on May 18. He is suspected of allowing some of those students to smoke marijuana in his car on the way to and from the game.
Police said they are working with the Granada Hills school to determine if there have been other similar incidents.
An assistant baseball coach from John F. Kennedy High School (map) was arrested Monday on suspicion that he smoked marijuana with half a dozen teenaged students before and after an outing to Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Police officials said.
Pedro Cruz Trujillo, 24, of Los Angeles, was booked on six counts of child endangerment Monday, a month after a staff member at the school overheard students talking about the incident and notified police.
Investigators said Trujillo took six students, ranging in age from 14 to 16 years old, to a Dodgers game on May 18. He is suspected of allowing some of those students to smoke marijuana in his car on the way to and from the game.
Police said they are working with the Granada Hills school to determine if there have been other similar incidents.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Police: Easton High School Attack Plot Thwarted
Easton, MD
Authorities have arrested an Easton High School student accused of planning on using explosive devices and firearms to attack the building and students.
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office reports that on Wednesday, April 25, Easton High School officials received information that a current student at the school was planning an attack on the building and students. The information was initially reported to the Easton Police Department. This initial report and information later led to a location in Talbot County, which involved the Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The Sheriff's Office later took primary control of the investigation.
Investigators said that through the course of initial and followup interviews, the student at the center of the threat was interviewed and subsequently arrested on April 25. The student was detained and charged as a juvenile with the crimes of false statement to detonate an explosive device, and manufacture and/or possession of a destructive device. The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services took custody of the child on the day of the arrest. The student was held in detention pending a formal juvenile detention hearing in the Talbot County Circuit Court.
Authorities have arrested an Easton High School student accused of planning on using explosive devices and firearms to attack the building and students.
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office reports that on Wednesday, April 25, Easton High School officials received information that a current student at the school was planning an attack on the building and students. The information was initially reported to the Easton Police Department. This initial report and information later led to a location in Talbot County, which involved the Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The Sheriff's Office later took primary control of the investigation.
Investigators said that through the course of initial and followup interviews, the student at the center of the threat was interviewed and subsequently arrested on April 25. The student was detained and charged as a juvenile with the crimes of false statement to detonate an explosive device, and manufacture and/or possession of a destructive device. The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services took custody of the child on the day of the arrest. The student was held in detention pending a formal juvenile detention hearing in the Talbot County Circuit Court.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Monica Gray, Student, Arrested For Bringing 10 Balloons Of Heroin To School, Shooting Up In Bathroom
Lancaster, OH
Monica A. Gray, an 18-year-old student at Fairfield Career Center in Lancaster, Ohio, was arrested this week after she brought 10 balloons of heroin to school and allegedly shot up in the bathroom, the Lancaster Eagle Gazette reports.
According to the paper, school officials called the sheriff's office after a report that Gray was putting a needle into her arm in the bathroom.
WBNS says Gray was charged with aggravated possession of drugs and aggravated trafficking in drugs after authorities found her needles and balloons, as well as a handgun she confessed to having in her glove compartment.
Monica A. Gray, an 18-year-old student at Fairfield Career Center in Lancaster, Ohio, was arrested this week after she brought 10 balloons of heroin to school and allegedly shot up in the bathroom, the Lancaster Eagle Gazette reports.
According to the paper, school officials called the sheriff's office after a report that Gray was putting a needle into her arm in the bathroom.
WBNS says Gray was charged with aggravated possession of drugs and aggravated trafficking in drugs after authorities found her needles and balloons, as well as a handgun she confessed to having in her glove compartment.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Anti-Child Pornography Digest 5-4-12
Milwaukee, WI
United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced that a criminal complaint had been issued charging Philip H. Wentzel (age 41) of West Allis, Wisconsin, with production of child pornography. If convicted, Wentzel would face a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to the criminal complaint, Wentzel is a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy. The criminal complaint alleges that in approximately April 2011, Wentzel knowingly produced child pornography. According to the complaint, Wentzel was involved in a peer-to-peer file-sharing program known to be utilized by individuals who trade child pornography. The complaint alleges Wentzel’s profile page stated he was looking for original images of child pornography involving girls. It is further alleged that Wentzel made videos of child pornography involving prepubescent girls who appear to be sleeping and or drugged when the child pornography images were taken.
United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced that a criminal complaint had been issued charging Philip H. Wentzel (age 41) of West Allis, Wisconsin, with production of child pornography. If convicted, Wentzel would face a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to the criminal complaint, Wentzel is a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy. The criminal complaint alleges that in approximately April 2011, Wentzel knowingly produced child pornography. According to the complaint, Wentzel was involved in a peer-to-peer file-sharing program known to be utilized by individuals who trade child pornography. The complaint alleges Wentzel’s profile page stated he was looking for original images of child pornography involving girls. It is further alleged that Wentzel made videos of child pornography involving prepubescent girls who appear to be sleeping and or drugged when the child pornography images were taken.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Getting to School Safely
Detroit, MI
Too often, kids go through danger to get to a safe place.
What, as Sheepdogs, are we to do?
Too often, kids go through danger to get to a safe place.
What, as Sheepdogs, are we to do?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Heroin for Show and Tell
A Connecticut five-year old boy brought 50 packets of heroin to school for show and tell.
The stepfather was arrested.
The stepfather was arrested.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
A "Drug Problem" at my School
The last part of this week saw me engaged in full sheepdog mode. It ended with two students being suspended pending expulsion, and a parent calling me to ask about a "drug problem" at my school. I explained that there was no "problem", in that a student reported the presence of marijuana in our school, I caught the student, and the one wanting to make the purchase, and that both were being removed from our school. No problem.
It began with an anonymous phone call Wednesday morning reporting a student who had been allegedly bringing a pipe and weed to a bus stop. I went to to go speak with the student, and noticed that something was wrong with his eyes. They were dilated, one bigger than the other, and did not react well to light. I had him seen by our school nurse, Mrs. Pineda, who agreed that something wasn't right. I talked to him in my office, and told him I was prepared to call the paramedics if he didn't convince me that he wasn't in danger. He told me that he had taken some ibuprofen, and as he talked, his eyes returned to normal. I sent him back to class, and went about my other duties.
The young man had developed a trusting relationship with one of his teachers, and apparently after leaving me, he began talking to her. Out of that talk came several pieces of information. One was that he had taken several of his mother's Lexapro, an anti-depressant. Another was that he was being drug-tested by the Hancock County Juvenile Probation Department, and had been given several vitamin C tablets in an effort to trick an upcoming drug test. Those were turned over to me at the end of the day on Thursday. Another was that the same student had brought marijuana to school to sell to others. This piece of information infuriated me, and also came at the end of the day.
I called the Hancock County Sheriff's Department to have a deputy come and ID the pills. The deputy who showed up happened to be a K-9 officer, so after he told me the pills were indeed over the counter, I asked him to bring his dog in. He did, and he and his dog scanned several locker banks, but the dog gave no positive indications. However, quite a few students were in the cafeteria for play practice, and witnessed the locker searches, which worked to my advantage, as news of the K-9's presence was quickly texted to others, and the word got out.
On Friday morning, the same student informed his teacher that the student who had given him the vitamin C tablets had brought marijuana to school to sell to another student. I went and got the alleged dealer out of class and brought him to my office. There I asked him to empty his pockets, which he did, with the exception of a small cargo pocket. When I asked about that one, his reaction told me I had found the drugs. In that side pocket he had a small quantity of marijuana in a baggie, and a white, clumpy powder in another baggie.
A Sheriff's deputy once again came out to the school, and identified the leafy, green substance as marijuana, a small amount in a "dime bag". Once his mother arrived, he interrogated the boy and determined who the buyer was. As it so happened, a K-9 officer was once again present, and the school was placed on a Code Yellow lockdown, in which all students are restricted to their classrooms. The K-9 officer and his dog once again searched selected locker banks, but this time the dog 'hit' on two lockers. One was the locker of the boy who had the marijuana, the other was the locker of the boy who was going to buy it.
The boy who was caught in possession of it, was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention facility. The other boy was sent home with his mother. Both have been suspended ten days from school pending expulsion. It took two days, numerous phone calls, numerous interviews, and close cooperation with local law enforcement officers to catch two kids who made horrible mistakes.
The fact that kids are using and dealing marijuana isn't a 'drug problem' with the school. It's a community problem, a family problem, and a societal problem, but not a 'school problem' as the parent who called me tried to tell me. It's a school problem if we remain oblivious, if we do nothing, if we turn a blind eye and live in denial like sheep. But as a sheepdog, I do none of these things, nor do many of our teachers.
There is nothing worse about my job than to hold a child accountable for the horrible mistakes they might make. Not doing so endangers the hundreds of innocent children who deserve to be able to come to a school in which the use and trafficking of such poisons will NOT be tolerated. I have to do my part to make my school such a place, including the not so pleasant tasks that come with the job.
It is the way of the Sheepdog.
It began with an anonymous phone call Wednesday morning reporting a student who had been allegedly bringing a pipe and weed to a bus stop. I went to to go speak with the student, and noticed that something was wrong with his eyes. They were dilated, one bigger than the other, and did not react well to light. I had him seen by our school nurse, Mrs. Pineda, who agreed that something wasn't right. I talked to him in my office, and told him I was prepared to call the paramedics if he didn't convince me that he wasn't in danger. He told me that he had taken some ibuprofen, and as he talked, his eyes returned to normal. I sent him back to class, and went about my other duties.
The young man had developed a trusting relationship with one of his teachers, and apparently after leaving me, he began talking to her. Out of that talk came several pieces of information. One was that he had taken several of his mother's Lexapro, an anti-depressant. Another was that he was being drug-tested by the Hancock County Juvenile Probation Department, and had been given several vitamin C tablets in an effort to trick an upcoming drug test. Those were turned over to me at the end of the day on Thursday. Another was that the same student had brought marijuana to school to sell to others. This piece of information infuriated me, and also came at the end of the day.
I called the Hancock County Sheriff's Department to have a deputy come and ID the pills. The deputy who showed up happened to be a K-9 officer, so after he told me the pills were indeed over the counter, I asked him to bring his dog in. He did, and he and his dog scanned several locker banks, but the dog gave no positive indications. However, quite a few students were in the cafeteria for play practice, and witnessed the locker searches, which worked to my advantage, as news of the K-9's presence was quickly texted to others, and the word got out.
On Friday morning, the same student informed his teacher that the student who had given him the vitamin C tablets had brought marijuana to school to sell to another student. I went and got the alleged dealer out of class and brought him to my office. There I asked him to empty his pockets, which he did, with the exception of a small cargo pocket. When I asked about that one, his reaction told me I had found the drugs. In that side pocket he had a small quantity of marijuana in a baggie, and a white, clumpy powder in another baggie.
A Sheriff's deputy once again came out to the school, and identified the leafy, green substance as marijuana, a small amount in a "dime bag". Once his mother arrived, he interrogated the boy and determined who the buyer was. As it so happened, a K-9 officer was once again present, and the school was placed on a Code Yellow lockdown, in which all students are restricted to their classrooms. The K-9 officer and his dog once again searched selected locker banks, but this time the dog 'hit' on two lockers. One was the locker of the boy who had the marijuana, the other was the locker of the boy who was going to buy it.
The boy who was caught in possession of it, was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention facility. The other boy was sent home with his mother. Both have been suspended ten days from school pending expulsion. It took two days, numerous phone calls, numerous interviews, and close cooperation with local law enforcement officers to catch two kids who made horrible mistakes.
The fact that kids are using and dealing marijuana isn't a 'drug problem' with the school. It's a community problem, a family problem, and a societal problem, but not a 'school problem' as the parent who called me tried to tell me. It's a school problem if we remain oblivious, if we do nothing, if we turn a blind eye and live in denial like sheep. But as a sheepdog, I do none of these things, nor do many of our teachers.
There is nothing worse about my job than to hold a child accountable for the horrible mistakes they might make. Not doing so endangers the hundreds of innocent children who deserve to be able to come to a school in which the use and trafficking of such poisons will NOT be tolerated. I have to do my part to make my school such a place, including the not so pleasant tasks that come with the job.
It is the way of the Sheepdog.
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