Here are the top emergency and crime stories in January for Eureka and Wildwood.
In case you missed them, these are the top stories related to police or fire activity published in Eureka-Wildwood Patch during January 2013 from incidents in Eureka and Wildwood.
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Police said they discovered marijuana and cash in a car following a Feb. 17 traffic stop.
A Wildwood man faces drug charges after St. Louis Police discovered drugs in a car during a traffic stop. Eric Hartsfield, 18, of the 400 block of Cove Landing in Wildwood, was charged Friday with distributing a controlled substance and possession of more than 5 grams of marijuana with intent to sell. St. Louis County Police said they discovered marijuana and cash in a car during a traffic stop on Feb. 17. Police said Hartsfield, a passenger in the car, admitted owning the marijuana and cash, and admitted selling the marijuana. Bond was set at 25,000. For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the following articles:
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Eureka Police Department officers said the woman had information from a physician that allowed her to submit prescriptions to a pharmacy.
A Jefferson County woman faces criminal charges after police said she used a doctor’s information to illegally obtain prescription medication from a Eureka pharmacy. Kathleen Siebert, 52, of the 7000 block of Marble Arch Lane in Jefferson County near Cedar Hill, was charged last Friday with three counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. Eureka Police said Siebert called in prescriptions to Schnuck’s Pharmacy in Eureka using a physician's DEA number. Siebert called into the pharmacy and obtained prescriptions for Floricet between Dec. 31 and May 1, for alprazolam between April 30 and May 28, and for lorazepam on May 18. Bail was set at $15,000 for Siebert. For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the …
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St. Louis County Police Department officers will join Drug Enforcement Administration officials in collecting and destroying potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs this Saturday.
A fifth annual, national drug take-back day will be held Saturday (Sept. 29) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with St. Louis County Police Department officers again partnering with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials to execute this initiative locally. Organizers said the overall goal is to prevent unused prescription medication from becoming available for abuse, and to keep unused prescription medication out of the nation's water supply. Americans participating in DEA’s four previous Take-Back Days turned in nearly 1.6 million pounds—almost 774 tons—of prescription drugs, most recently at almost 5,700 sites operated by nearly 4,300 of the DEA’s local law enforcement partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as the…
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A total of 87 fifth graders at Blevins Elementary School in Eureka graduated Friday from the nationally acclaimed drug abuse education program. It will be the last class conducted, given Thursday's announcement from the Rockwood School District.
Smiles, tears and hugs intermingled at the graduation ceremony held Friday afternoon at Blevins Elementary School in Eureka for 87 graduates of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. While it was a day based on achievement of the fifth graders who just completed a 10-week course with D.A.R.E. police officer Jennifer Werges, the announcement that the D.A.R.E. program no longer would be conducted at Rockwood School District elementary schools stunned the parents in attendance. "The D.A.R.E. program is really informational," said Lori Passiglia, whose daughter graduated from the program five years ago and now is a sophomore at Eureka High School. "I was really excited to have my second child participate in the program this …
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St. Louis County Health Department awarded a $99,962 grant to Rockwood School District to create and train student advocacy teams at the district's four high schools. Drug Take-Back tallies now available.
Eureka and Lafayette High School students will deliver tobacco prevention lessons to health and physical education classes, develop strategies to fight tobacco marketing aimed at youth and work to promote local tobacco-free policies and ordinances, due to a new grant just secured. The Rockwood School District received funding for nearly $100,000 from the St. Louis County Department of Health for tobacco prevention efforts. The grant will be used to create and train student advocacy teams at the district's four high schools. “Advocacy efforts are powerful when they are student-led,” said Ken McManus, Rockwood’s prevention services coordinator. “Through the development of student advocacy teams, this grant will aid us in our goal to guide…
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Teens, sponsors and parents from all of Rockwood School District's high schools met Thursday evening to collaborate. Presentation included skit on the effects of drunk driving.
Teen leaders involved with local peer-to-peer drug prevention programs shared progress and personal observations with approximately 50 attendees Thursday evening at Eureka High School. Several students from across the Rockwood School District, affiliated with the district's STAR (Supporting Teens At Risk) program, put on a skit in the Eureka High School theater. It was part of a larger offering hosted by the district's Drug Free Schools staff and Drug-Free Coalition community members. The skit started with a few students milling about a beer keg and filling real-life cups with imaginary beer. Moments later, a female student brought out a flask, and started adding imaginary hard liquor to the cups. A couple students engaged in an …
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11:41 am on Monday, December 6, 2010
Thank you for the fabulous coverage of our "Youth Showcase" event! It is so very important to share the message that not ALL kids drink, smoke and use other drugs, and that some area teens are really making a difference in setting "the stage" for healthy behavior. more ›
Julie Brown Patton
4:20 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Parents concerned about the D.A.R.E. program being dropped now are collecting comments, feedback and questions from other interested parents. Comments can be e-mailed by May 20 to sungazing@gmail.com. Some parents also are planning to attend the Rockwood Board of Education meeting this Thursday evening at Crestview Middle School in Ellisville. The open session portion of that meeting is scheduled… more ›