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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Mom pleads not guilty to daughter's suspected Santa Cruz fentanyl death
Aug 29, 202 4 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A Santa Cruz mother pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the murder of her daughter, who died from a drug...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Aug 7, 20241 min read
Santa Cruz police investigating baby’s death as possible fentanyl overdose
July 31, 2024 SANTA CRUZ — A 38-year-old Scotts Valley mother is facing criminal neglect charges after her 18-month-old baby died of a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Mar 29, 20241 min read
Fentanyl pills seized and gang members arrested after Salinas barbershop raid
March 12, 2024 JSALINAS, Calif. — Salinas police said that a local barbershop was being used as a front for the sale of fentanyl.
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Records raise new questions about Alameda County’s response to toddler fentanyl death
December 18, 2023 Just two days after 23-month-old Kristofer Ferreyra died of a suspected fentanyl overdose, an Alameda County social...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 20, 20231 min read
How overdose death of 3-month-old is prompting child welfare reform in Santa Clara County
December 20, 2023 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The Santa Clara Board of Supervisors is officially pushing for child welfare...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Biden administration announces new financial strike force to curb deadly fentanyl trade
December 4, 2023 WashingtonCNN — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday announced a new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to crack down...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20231 min read
7 students ate gummy bears from a baggie that tested positive for fentanyl and fell sick
December 13, 2023 CNN — Two people have been arrested and charged after seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 13, 20231 min read
San Jose parents appear in court after fentanyl kills baby
November 27, 2023 SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A San Jose mother and father were in court on Monday facing murder charges after their...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 16, 20231 min read
County pharmacist says illicit use of xylazine likely in San Benito County
October 18, 2023 Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, is quickly becoming a street drug often mixed in with other drugs...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Fremont mother arrested after 23-month-old son dies from fentanyl exposure
November 8, 2023 FREMONT – A Fremont woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 23-month-old son died from a fentanyl exposure...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Failing Phoenix: Santa Clara County knew of parents’ drug use, previous neglect and ‘very high’ risk
November 7, 2023 FREMONT — Kristofer Ferreyra was 10 days shy of his second birthday last month when Fremont police say he somehow...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related murder trial
Nov 3, 2023 A Temecula man who gave a pill laced with fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug was sentenced Friday to 15...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Narcan used to save an MST bus rider in Soledad
October 11, 2023 SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A MST Bus Rider was taken to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon after Narcan was...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Oct 13, 20231 min read
2 arrested in connection to overdose death in Monterey
October 6, 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — Two people have been arrested in connection to the overdose death of a woman Thursday afternoon in...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Salinas Valley Health says two patients are still in critical condition after taking cocaine laced
September 25 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The fight against fentanyl appears to be never-ending. Salinas Valley...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Marina man convicted of fentanyl selling charges
Aug 16 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — A Marina man was convicted of drug and gun crimes in a jury ruling on Wednesday. Royce Curl, 40, was...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Families of fentanyl overdose victims speak out
Aug 8 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Montage Health released data that indicates fentanyl cases were on the rise in...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Monterey woman arrested for dealing fentanyl
Sept 5 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — A Monterey woman was arrested for selling fentanyl. Rachel Gilliam, 25, was arrested after a probation...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 26, 20231 min read
First recorded death from animal tranquilizer xylazine reported in Santa Cruz County
July 7 , 2023 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, commonly known as tranq, was listed as the cause of death of a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle
July 14 , 2023 CNN — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him...
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