Salem police said they seized two handguns, two sets of brass knuckles, alprazolam tablets and fentanyl from Alex T. Morgan, 38. He is accused of pointing a gun at another person at Riverfront Park on Tuesday.
Tag: fentanyl
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
More than three-quarters of fentanyl seized in the West last year was in pill form. Experts say people are more likely to be unintentionally exposed to fentanyl in pill form.
Data shows disconnect in fentanyl education between parents, children
A new online platform seeks to help families in Oregon prevent tragedy by having productive conversations about fentanyl and its rising presence in fake pills.
Man sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed 15-year-old Salem boy
Javen Pedro, 21, of Monmouth, sold 10 pills laced with fentanyl for $100 in 2022 to a 15-year old Salem boy who fatally overdosed on the drug.
Salem man arrested for fentanyl, illegal gun possession
Daniel Northcutt, 35, was booked Tuesday into the Marion County Jail after police seized suspected fentanyl, a sawed-off shotgun and a handgun from his Northeast Salem hotel room, according to the Salem Police Department.
Salinas seeks solutions to fentanyl overdose crisis in Oregon
Salem leaders say flexibility with federal dollars is necessary to respond quickly to the growing epidemic.
With youth overdose death rates soaring, state offers free opioid reversal medication to schools
An initiative to stock overdose reversal medication in Oregon schools comes amid a big jump in the number of teens who’ve died from drug overdoses in the last five years.
Kotek directs Oregon State Police to crack down on fentanyl, shares few details
The governor is asking state police to lend their expertise to help Portland and Multnomah County seize drugs and go after fentanyl dealers.
Salem man charged with possessing fentanyl, other drugs to sell
The federal charges against Phillip Thomas come more than four months after he was arrested as part of a Salem police investigation into mixed drugs being sold in the city.