Heavily armed people arrested at Holland Tunnel entrance

[streaker69]

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Patterson says the older of his two daughters had a good heart and enjoyed helping others, but started abusing prescription pills when she was 13. She later started using heroin and was sent to a program for troubled youth in 2014, where she met Arendt. But Patterson said his daughter got worse after leaving.

"I begged people, if you let that child on the street, she's going to die." Patterson said. "Here we are two years later, I'm burying my daughter."

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Patterson said that public officials need to do more with job training, tougher sentences for dealers and education for young people.

Yup, government's fault, he apparently feels he doesn't have any fault in this at all. If your kid starts abusing drugs at 13, you as a parent have done something terribly wrong.

[McSull]

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Yup, government's fault, he apparently feels he doesn't have any fault in this at all. If your kid starts abusing drugs at 13, you as a parent have done something terribly wrong.

It always easier to blame someone else.

[wanneroo]

Not really.

Here is an article on the huge increase of opiate overdoses and deaths, not only in Philadelphia but the surrounding counties.

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/...-Counties.html

We have people dropping dead up here in our rural county left and right, some of it linked to Fentanyl, some stupid stuff like the guy that rammed bags of heroin down his neck and croaked. Add to it when these people get on drugs they then go on little crime sprees so you have to watch out for that.

Sad situation.

[CB57]

Breaking News
Cramsey sentenced to 1-5 years in N.J. gun case

Anti-heroin crusader John Cramsey was sentenced to one to five years in prison this morning for his attempt to rescue a heroin addict in an armed mission to New York City. The sentencing this morning in Jersey City, N.J., was the outcome of a plea deal reached in July, when he pleaded guilty to...

• John Cramsey asks to be sent to prison before sentencing in Holland Tunnel case

hey, not bad, considering.............




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[Gman106]

You're an anti-heroin crusader but also a pothead who attempted to bring drugs and guns into Gotham? They don't call it dope for nothin. I think the death of his daughter made this guy a bit loco. Now he's HIV positive, too. Bummer, except the good news is he should be safe in the prison shower if he drops his soap.

[CB57]

Cramsey partner Dean Smith found dead; police, coroner investigate

[alpacaheat]

Damn, that's a sad story.