RI Sets Conviction Alternative for Addiction-Related Offenses
By: Rob Borkowski on July 22, 2019 in News to You
STATE HOUSE — Legislation establishing guidelines for the diversion program within the Superior Court, offering an alternative to judicial conviction for addiction and mental health-related offenses, has been signed into […]
Officers’ Use of Narcan Revives Overdose Victim
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A traffic stop and DUI arrest early Thursday morning took a potentially dire turn when officers discovered the car’s passenger had overdosed on an opioid drug and was unresponsive, requiring them to administer Naloxone to the victim, reviving the man.