Will County public officials spoke at Romeoville High School last week at a community heroin forum hosted by Valley View School District 365U and Will County HELPS.
In 1998, Will County officials were surprised if they saw one or two deaths from heroin overdoses, Will County Coroner Pat O’Neil told those gathered for a community forum on heroin Nov. 14. Now Will County is on track to have 48 deaths from heroin overdoses in 2012. It’s a heroin epidemic, Will County officials said. A public health crisis. Heroin is in your community. It’s readily available. It's very powerful, very addictive and incredibly dangerous. It’s cheap and easy to get. Several circumstances have occurred to create a “perfect storm” for the heroin epidemic, Nash said, and he expects it to get worse. “The holidays in regards to heroin are quite grim,” Nash said. “It’s not unusual to lose six or seven people (to heroin overdoses…
Sgt. Gregg Bell says there are no signs of forced entry or items missing from Cathleen Lewis' condo after her murder. Lewis' brother has been listed as missing person.
As of Friday morning, Naperville Police Sgt. Gregg Bell said there have been no further developments in the homicide investigation of Cathleen Lewis. Bell said the Naperville Police Department received a request from Lewis’ 83-year-old mother on Wednesday to perform a well-being check. Lewis and her mother lived in a condo at a four-unit complex at 2339 Worthing Drive in Naperville. Bell said at the time of the incident, Lewis’ mother was not in the unit. Officers found Lewis dead in her condo when they arrived Wednesday night, according to a Naperville Police Department news release. A news release from the Will County Coroner Patrick O’Neil said, “Ms. Lewis sustained multiple head injuries due to blunt head trauma, due to an assault.” An…
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Despiser of Obama
5:34 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Don't be stupid and use the drug in the first place or face the grim reaper! more ›