Kentucky State

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

Nashville, TN

Hailey Welch, the “Hawk Tuah” Girl, turned heads on social media this past Fourth of July after sharing a revealing photo of herself. Welch, who appears to have quite a future ahead of her, shot to fame after her brief street interview went viral, making her an internet sensation.

PHOTOS: “Hawk Tuah” Girl Caused A Major Stir With Her Revealing 4th Of July Outfit By The Lake

Tennessee State

Harrison County, MS

A young woman’s father said he pleaded with a judge not to release her ex-boyfriend from jail, warning he would “kill her” if he did. The judge didn’t heed his warnings. And five days later, the 22-year-old’s body was found mutilated in her own car –...

Dad pleaded for daughter’s ex-boyfriend not to be freed from jail. Days later, her mutilated body was found in a car

A video has been shared on social media of a man appearing to take hard drugs on a busy street during the daytime.

Video prompts call for action on city drug abuse

Los Angeles County, CA

Federal authorities announced Monday that they have arrested 22 people who were part of a drug-trafficking ring for conspiring to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl. The U.S. Department of Justice said the drugs were imported into the United States from Mexico. The big picture: Court documents state...

22 arrested for trafficking nearly 13,000 pounds of meth

Oregon State

Medford, OR

The Independent

An Oregon nurse has been arrested for allegedly using her patients’ pain medication and swapping it with tap water, risking “serious infections” in those she was meant to be looking after.Dani Marie Schofield faces 44 counts of assault in the second degree – each charge reflective of a patient “affected by Schofield’s criminal actions,” the Medford Police Department said in a statement.The intensive care unit nurse has been accused of diverting patients’ liquid fentanyl for personal use, and replacing it with unsterilized water, authorities said. The synthetic opioid is up to 100 times more potent than morphine.Schofield worked at Asante...

ICU nurse arrested for swapping patients’ pain medication with tap water

Alabama State

WashingtonExaminer

This week, 19 states and Puerto Rico are rolling out their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to qualifying residents.  SNAP benefits are paid to low- and no-income households that are in need of financial assistance to pay for food and groceries. Households qualify for SNAP if their net monthly income is at or below 100% of the federal […]

Food stamps: 19 states are delivering SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 this week

Dennis Jones, an avid runner and photographer, was adored by his children and grandchildren. But in the last few months of his life he withdrew from his family and, having been divorced for years, befriended a woman going by the name Jessie on Facebook. After transferring his savings to Jessie he took his own life. Dennis was one of countless victims of a massive global criminal operation predominantly run by Chinese gangs who have built a multibillion-dollar scam industry in Southeast Asia. There, they’ve assembled an army of scammers, many held against their will in guarded compounds and forced to con people all around the world out of their life savings.

Killed by a scam: A father took his life after losing his savings to international criminal gangs. He’s not the only one

South Carolina State

Chicago, IL

New York Post

A Chicago dad was killed by a gruesome head injury from a Fourth of July firework after he went to check out an unexploded 12-inch mortar tube and it went off while he was holding it.

Neighbors reportedly found human remains on their property from the blast, and the Chicago Fire Department had to hose down the garages and roadway in the alleyway where the blast happened, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and to CBS Chicago.

Earl Lory, a 34-year-old father of two with a third child on the way, was setting off fireworks when one — described by neighbors as a...

Chicago dad dies from gruesome head injury after huge 4th of July firework explodes in his hand

A tragic ending has come to the search for Raychel Sheridan, a 24-year-old from Plain Township, Ohio. Authorities have confirmed that the body found by Canton Sanitation workers on the morning of July 3rd is believed to be hers. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to her disappearance on...

Raychel Sheridan Found Dead, Boyfriend Arrested After Ohio Search

Nathan Lobley, Thomas Bradley, Craig Ganson and Paul Taylor made more than £2m a month, police say.

Gang that made millions from huge drugs deals jailed

(NewsNation) — The mother of a U.S. Army soldier who died from an accidental overdose after taking a pain pill laced with fentanyl is demanding the military provide her granddaughters with owed survivor benefits nearly a year after the tragedy. Shannon Laudermilk’s daughter, Holly Eakins, joined the Army at...

Veteran daughter dies from fentanyl after treatment delays: Mom

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Drug dealers sometimes hide their drugs in creative ways. Recently, police in Tennessee found drugs hidden in Taco Bell burritos. I don’t support illegal drug trafficking. But I do enjoy watching reality TV shows about law enforcement catching criminals. It’s fascinating to see the lengths people go to avoid getting caught.

Tennessee Police Seize Massive Drug Stash in Taco Bell Burritos

Mississippi State

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

Guthrie, OK

Irish Star

Three women in their 20s have been charged for abuse of the elderly at a care home in Oklahoma

Elderly abuse suspects took pictures of dead patients and 'played in pubic hair'

Fayette County, WV

Lootpress

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Fayette County woman was able to escape after being kidnapped and tortured. On July 2nd, 2024, Senior Trooper T.D. Richardson was alerted to a disturbing incident that had unfolded over the previous few days in the Fayette County area. According to the undersigned officer’s report, the trooper was approached […]

Woman escapes after being kidnapped

NewsBreak

Man shot while giving food to homeless people

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - A man was shot while he and his wife were giving food to homeless people in Kentucky. Ramona Mattingly and her...

Man shot while giving food to homeless people

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