National News6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl by ECT Nov 21, 2022 by ECT Nov 21, 2022WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp nationwide… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaSenator Cortese Says He Will Introduce Fentanyl Bill in 2023-24 Legislative Session by ECT Nov 7, 2022 by ECT Nov 7, 2022On Monday, Senator Dave Cortese will hold a press conference to introduce a fentanyl bill… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CrimeLivermore Police Arrest Man on Homicide and Child Abuse Charges by ECT Nov 3, 2022 by ECT Nov 3, 2022On August 18, 2022 at 4:30 p.m., Livermore Police responded to a report of a… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaState Public Health Leaders Warn School Leaders of New Brightly Colored “Rainbow Fentanyl” Trend by ECT Sep 23, 2022 by ECT Sep 23, 2022SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week warned school leaders about… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaAmendment to Hold Drug Deals Accountable for Fentanyl Deaths Rejected by ECT Aug 25, 2022 by ECT Aug 25, 2022On Wednesday California Senate Republicans, led by Senator Melissa Melendez (Lake Elsinore), put forward an amendment to… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
PittsburgPittsburg Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years For Sale of Fentanyl That Killed a Young Woman by ECT Aug 22, 2022 by ECT Aug 22, 2022SAN FRANCISCO – Gage Pascoe was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for distributing… 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
AntiochAntioch Police Traffic Stops Nets Firearm, Crossbow and Fentanyl by ECT Jul 16, 2022 by ECT Jul 16, 2022This week Antioch Police Department made two arrests stemming from traffic stops within the area… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CrimeAlameda County Sheriff and Barstow Police Make Large Fentanyl Bust by ECT Jun 30, 2022 by ECT Jun 30, 2022On June 30, 2022, Sergeant Jose Barrientos began working with detectives from the Alameda County… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CrimeCHP Says 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Found in Car After Traffic Stop in in Tulare County by ECT Jun 27, 2022 by ECT Jun 27, 2022Traffic Stop Leads Tulare County Drug Trafficking Unit to $750,000 Fentanyl Bust Just before 7:30… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaSen. Dodd: Virtual Town Hall on the Opioid & Fentanyl Crisis by ECT Apr 19, 2022 by ECT Apr 19, 2022SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall April 26 on… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaOrange County DA Says Drug Dealers had Enough Fentanyl to Kill 4.7 million People by ECT Apr 6, 2022 by ECT Apr 6, 2022SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony charges against… 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
National NewsDEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth by ECT Sep 28, 2021 by ECT Sep 28, 2021DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
Contra Costa CountyConcord Police Investigating Death of a Minor, Possible Accidental Overdose by ECT Aug 23, 2021 by ECT Aug 23, 2021On Monday, the Concord Police Department confirmed it is investigating the death of a 14-year-old… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
Contra Costa CountyConcord Police Officer Revives Toddler Who Was Exposed To Fentanyl by ECT Mar 29, 2021 by ECT Mar 29, 2021The Concord Police Department announced that an officer who was out on patrol Friday night… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
PittsburgEast Bay Men Charged With Selling Counterfeit Pills Laced With Fentanyl by ECT Dec 16, 2019 by ECT Dec 16, 2019SAN FRANCISCO – Jose Ricardo Loza and Randy Lee Walker were charged in a criminal… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
Contra Costa CountyPrescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclaimed in Contra Costa by ECT Mar 22, 2017 by ECT Mar 22, 2017The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation on Tuesday to observe Prescription… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
Contra Costa CountyFentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Medicines Linked to Overdoses in Contra Costa County by ECT Apr 27, 2016 by ECT Apr 27, 2016Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) urges county residents not to buy or use prescription drugs… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail
CaliforniaDEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin and Painkiller Abuse Continue to Concern by ECT Nov 4, 2015 by ECT Nov 4, 2015Mexican criminal groups remain most significant criminal threat to the United States (WASHINGTON) – DEA Acting… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditEmail