POLICE LOG: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
POLICE LOG: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Julian Santiago Jr., 18, of Hedgerow Lane, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after he and two others were found in a parked car Saturday in the 200 block of Creek Road. Santiago … He was committed to …
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Mental health law may expand
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State lawmakers from both parties are seeking to expand a decade-old law that lets counties pursue court-ordered mental health treatment for those who refuse to get help on their own. The renewed focus … Kim Suderman, director of the Yolo County …
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Pharmacist who filled narcotics orders halts fight
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"The pharmacies are just as much to blame as the dirty doctors," said Jodi Barber, an Orange County anti-drug activist whose son, Jarrod, died after taking Opana in 2010. She said Tseng told children to fill their prescriptions at Pacifica and White …
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Wednesday's letters: The perils of medical marijuana
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Similar action took place in Oakland, Los Angeles and Orange County. Lucrative … As a physician who has worked in the mental health and substance abuse field, I find that too little real knowledge about marijuana is available to the general public …
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