Sitka grand jury indicts man on drug possession, weapons charges
A grand Jury in Sitka has indicted a man on six felony weapons and drug charges, for allegedly possessing around $150,000 dollars worth of drug paraphernalia.
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Felony charges brought after failed arson attempt
32-year old Osman Ariel Casco was arrested on January 6, after officers entered his former trailer and found gasoline had been poured over the floors. In one of the bedrooms, officers found a mostly empty red gas can with its cap off.
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Sitka hosts NARCAN training, town hall on opioid epidemic
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and a panel of public health experts will host a town hall meeting on the opioid crisis in Alaska on Saturday, February 3rd at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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Gut check: X-rays provide insight into Sitka heroin trafficker
Police obtained a search warrant and arranged an x-ray of 54-year old Kirk Allyn Vandoren’s abdomen. He was later found to be carrying over 23 grams of heroin internally.
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Sitka to receive 200+ Narcan kits, drug disposal bags
Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Lawmakers have been aiding its distribution, making it legal for pharmacies to sell the Narcan over-the-counter. And in Sitka this weekend, a state health official will be training bystanders on how to use the lifesaving drug themselves.
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