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Official opioid settlement funds announced for area agencies
More than $140,000 is officially on the way to various community agencies to help battle the opioid crisis. The City of St. Joseph is contributing $96,335.29 and Buchanan County is contributing $47,706.71, bringing a total of $144,042 to community agencies.
Local K-9 doing his part to keep drugs out of Buchanan County
A police K-9 is putting his best paw forward to protect the Buchanan County community. Blaize is a K-9 with the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force that assisted in a drug bust that located nearly 20 pounds of methamphetamine on Monday. A 37-year-old woman was arrested in connection to the drug recovery.
Homeless St. Joseph man faces charges for assault and armed criminal action
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) A homeless man from St. Joseph is facing charges in Buchanan County for Second Degree Assault and Armed Criminal Action. According to a probable cause statement from The St. Joseph Police Department (SJPD), filed by Officer King, Brandon Maurice Kleppe committed First Degree Assault at 2605 Penn Street on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Woman arrested after being found with 20 pounds of meth
The Buchanan County Drug Strike Force and its law enforcement partners took a woman into custody Monday after seizing nearly 20 pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle. Sheriff Bill Puett said in a press release that the arrest was made through assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the St. Joseph Police Department.
Local agencies highlight dangers of fentanyl at Downtown event
Community members rallied against fentanyl Tuesday, enjoying games and food while sharing resources and learning about how to protect young people from drugs. The City of St. Joseph Health Department, Buchanan County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention and other local agencies came together to help host the second annual “Make Some Noise” event for National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
Woman arrested with baby on board during Buchanan CO meth bust
A meth bust during a traffic stop in Buchanan County resulted in the seizure of 20 pounds of methamphetamine as well as the arrest of a 37-year-old woman who had a three-month-old baby in the car with her. Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett reports the Drug Strike Force worked with...
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