January 8, 2010

HEADLINES

Kennett could become latest Missouri town to enact tough anti-meth law Jan. 8, 2010 8:02 am FOX2now.com MO

City leaders in the Missouri Bootheel town of Kennett are considering requiring a prescription for the sale of medicines containing pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used to make methamphetamine... Read full story...

ISP: Three kids found in home with meth Jan. 8, 2010 7:26 am 14WFIE.com IN

Three people are arrested on meth charges in Pike County...The Simisons' two children, ages 4 and 1, were at the home along with Lett's daughter, 2, police say... Read full story...

Nampa Police confirm meth lab found near school Jan. 8, 2010 9:17 am Northwest Cable News ID

Nampa Police say what they thought was a meth lab near an elementary school is indeed just that... Read full story...

Former Coweta deputy arrested for selling meth Jan. 8, 2010 Times-Herald.com GA

A former, long-time deputy at the Coweta County Sheriff's Office was arrested Dec. 31, 2009, and charged with selling methamphetamine... Read full story...

For the Used, it's personal Jan. 8, 2010 1:30 am Starbulletin.com HI

BERT McCracken had reached the bottom of the barrel when he became the lead singer for The Used, an alternative rock band from Orem, Utah. He was homeless, panhandling on the streets and addicted to crystal meth... Read full story...

Lipke proposes statewide prescription requirement to buy pseudoephedrine Jan. 7, 2010 10:03 pm Southeast Missourian MO

Every attempt made by Missouri's leaders to shake the label as the nation's No. 1 state for methamphetamine labs has fallen short of the goal... Read full story...

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