Category Archives: Drug Crimes

In 2015, federal law enforcement launched an investigation into a drug trafficking ring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As the investigation unfolded, it came to light that the group was larger and more complex than they previously thought. One arm of the trafficking circle allegedly brought cocaine all the way to Detroit from the U.S. Virgin Islands. […]

Buddy Randal Parker, a 36-year-old resident of Fairfield, Ohio, was recently arrested in Kalamazoo Township for allegedly trying to deliver a large quantity of methamphetamines to a house in the Kalamazoo County. It seems that police were aware of Parker’s reason for being in Kalamazoo because  an informant had tipped them off that he intended […]

Kevin Martin, a 44-year-old resident of Belding, Michigan in Ionia County, has entered a guilty plea in a recent meth case. Police in Ionia County say he was cooking methamphetamines in his garage. The fact that the meth lab was located near other buildings in a populated area potentially putting others at risk, makes the […]

The tide is slowly turning. For decades drug users have been viewed in a terrible light. Some see them as  good-for-nothings who leach from society without contributing anything of value to their communities. Re-thinking the issue, the horrific number of lives lost to substance abuse over the years and the substantial amount of government resources […]

Drug Addict Convicted on Controlled Substance and Marijuana Charges John Charles Kuhns, a 41-year-old resident of Howell, stood in court just days ago and tearfully addressed the Judge. “Your honor, I’m a drug addict.” he said, “I have been for a long time.” Just moments before that, he had told his mother that he loved […]

Methamphetamine, Heroin, Psuedoephedrine… Few things upset a Judge more than someone being arrested for a crime, when they had just bailed themselves out of jail for something similar. In some cases, it aggravates them so much that they won’t grant bail a second time. However, in Lacey J. Smith’s case, while Hillsdale County District Judge […]

Meth Operation Found While Serving Subpoena When an Arenac County Sheriff’s Deputy showed up at a home on Mason Road in Mason Township, his plan was to serve a subpoena, summoning someone to court. But that wasn’t what he ended up dealing with that morning…. At about 9:15 a.m., the deputy saw two people sitting […]

Nurse was Accused of Morphine Theft Karen Spearman, a 53-year-old agency nurse who was accused of stealing morphine from the county-owned Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility, has had almost all the charges against her dropped. The one remaining charge is a misdemeanor that deals with driving on a suspended license.

Two Men Arrested in Detroit Two men who police say are connected to a large scale drug trafficking organization in northern Michigan, were arrested in Detroit recently. Although no one knows yet what charges they will face, it is suspected that they will be substantial, both in number and severity.

  Gladwin Pharmacy Theft Netted Over 2000 Pills 39-year-old Christopher George Ramirez, and 41-year-old Erin Kathleen Dennis, have both been arrested in connection with an alleged break-in that left thousands of pills missing from a local pharmacy. But if the police are correct, Ramirez and Dennis are only two members of a pharmacy theft ring that […]