Tag: Overdose
Six People Treated For Overdoses On Christmas Day
SAN FRANCISCO—On Sunday, December 25, six people overdosed on an unknown substance at a San Francisco home.
The San Francisco Police Department received the emergency...
Teenager Charged With Murdering 12-Year-Old
SANTA CLARA—A 16-year-old teenager has been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Dalilah Julianna Mederos Guerrero. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, January 25.
According...
Michael K. Williams Of “The Wire” Dead At 54
NEW YORK—Actor and six Primetime Emmy-nominee, Michael Kenneth Williams, 54, known for his role as Omar on the HBO series "The Wire" died from...
Mayor Breed To Open Drug Sobering Center
SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, April 13, the Mayor of San Francisco announced that she will re-engage in her efforts to open a drug sobering center...
New Task Force Tackles SF Fentanyl Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s District Attorney’s office will be asking City Hall for $ 2.3 million in the funding of a new task force. District...
Teen Dies From Fentanyl Overdose
SANTA MONICA—On Sunday, February 7, a 16-year-old boy died from a fentanyl overdose in Santa Monica after being contacted by a dealer via Snapchat....
SF Overdose Deaths Rise In 2019
SAN FRANCISCO—Citywide substance use trends show that overdose deaths totaled 441 in 2019, an increase from 259 deaths in 2018, according to an annual...
Bill Proposing “Safe Injection Sites” In SF Rejected
SAN FRANCISCO—A bill which would have allowed the city of San Francisco to open facilities to address drug overdoses has failed to pass in...
Cameron Pettit Charged In Death Of Rapper Mac Miller
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Cameron James Pettit, 28, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, September 4 with distributing deadly fentanyl-laced pills that triggered an accidental drug overdose...
Rapper Mac Miller Dead At 26
STUDIO CITY—Rapper Mac Miller was found dead on Friday, September 7, in his home in Studio City, TMZ reported. He died from an apparent...