NYPD Looks to GPS Bottles to Combat Pill Bandits

NYPD looks to GPS bottles to combat pill bandits

Filed under: Seattle Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse "can serve as a gateway to criminal activities, especially among young people," the commissioner says. "When pills become too expensive, addicts are known to resort to cheaper drugs such as heroin and cocaine. They turn to crime …
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Police: 3 charged wanted to rid world of evil

Filed under: Seattle Drug Abuse

The trio lured Daniel Delfin, 19, to the town of Walton with the ruse of buying drugs from him, beat him on the way to one location before driving him to a field, where he was beaten again and strangled, Boone County Sheriff's Department spokesman Tom …
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Federal justice and Aaron Swartz's death

Filed under: Seattle Drug Abuse

Zoe Lofgren took to Reddit, the online platform Swartz helped found, to propose legislation, “Aaron's law,” which aims to stop the government bringing disproportionate charges in cases like Swartz's under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. However, the …
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