Authorities say high-purity, cheap heroin is becoming the drug of choice in Rock County. The highly addictive opiate is leading addicts to commit thefts and other crimes to support their habits, and overdoses have claimed at least 11 lives. In a three-day series, The Janesville Gazette examines the county's newest drug problem, which some are calling an epidemic.
The saints march in to drug wars
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
ELKHORN -- Deputies with the Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit expected to find cocaine when they searched a Darien home in late August.
Significant dent on the Lake Geneva drug scene
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
LAKE GENEVA --
Law enforcement agencies made a significant dent on the Lake Geneva drug scene this week, an official said.
Walworth County drug unit has a busy day
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
LAKE GENEVA -- Tuesday was a busy day for members of the Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit.
Two Janesville men arrested after drug raid
By BETH WHEELOCK - Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Police had been investigating drug sales from the house at 58 S. Huron Drive.
Search warrant results in drug-related arrests
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A number of items were seized and arrests made Wednesday night by the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit after an investigation into the possession and use of illegal drugs, according to a department news release.
Walworth County attorney pleads guilty to drug charges
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
ELKHORN -- A Walworth County attorney could spend time in county jail after pleading guilty Wednesday to felony charges of possession of narcotics and bail jumping.
Search warrants served at apartments
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
BELOIT -- Fifty-three staff members from seven Rock County agencies converged on a 54-unit apartment complex at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday in an attempt to serve search warrants related to drug activity in the building.
Drug dealer gets prison term
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
ELKHORN --
A Burlington man described by authorities as one of the main heroin dealers in the Lake Geneva area was convicted Friday to 14 years in prison.
Janesville man could get a second life sentence
By KEVIN MURPHY - Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
MADISON --
A Janesville man faces life in prison for a second time after jurors in federal court Wednesday convicted him of distributing a controlled substance.
Delavan cocaine dealer behind bars
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
ELKHORN -- A man charged Monday for dealing “a lot of cocaine” in Delavan also could face federal punishment for illegally residing in the United States.
Heroin problem linked to parenting
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, July 16, 2009
JANESVILLE -- We’ve raised a generation of children who never face the consequences of their actions, and it’s coming back to haunt us, Mike McGowan told a packed conference room at the Rock County Job Center on Wednesday.
Program on heroin abuse popular in Rock County
By BETH WHEELOCK - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Partners in Prevention expects a standing room only crowd.
Expert to address heroin concerns
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, July 9, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A seminar by a drug-abuse expert Wednesday, July 15, in Janesville will address possible roots heroin problems.
Arrest made in Beloit home invasion
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, July 7, 2009
BELOIT -- A suspect is facing charges in an April home invasion and shooting in Beloit
Heroin earns jail time for former Walworth teacher
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Friday, June 26, 2009
ELKHORN --
A former Walworth Elementary School teacher convicted on heroin charges was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and three years probation.
Fugitive captured in teen heroin overdose case
By TED SULLIVAN - Friday, June 12, 2009
MILTON --
Police on Thursday arrested a former Milton woman they say was on the run after three teens overdosed on heroin.
Janesville police make heroin arrest
By STEVE BENTON - Thursday, June 4, 2009
Janesville police take two people into custody and confiscate some heroin following a drug investigation by the street crimes unit.
School and police officials explain student drug searches
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Parents question methods of search
Beloit man indicted on drug charges
By BETH WHEELOCK - Wednesday, June 3, 2009
20-year-old Angel Servin faces charges of distributing cocaine and marijuana.
Felony charges sought in overdose
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, June 2, 2009
MILTON -- Milton police are recommending felony charges in the case of three teens who overdosed on heroin, a sign that law enforcement is serious about stopping the drug from spreading to schools.
Woman charged with heroin possession
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, May 28, 2009
ELKHORN --
A Burlington woman has been charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin in connection with an April drug bust.
Janesville man sentenced in crack cocaine conspiracy
By BETH WHEELOCK - Thursday, May 21, 2009
39-year-old Joseph Hughes is the fourth person sentenced in the case.
Beloit man sentenced in gang-related shooting
By BETH WHEELOCK - Friday, May 8, 2009
Rick Freeman will be eligible for parole in 45 years.
Milton police spread the word about addiction
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, May 8, 2009
MILTON -- Heroin isn’t a New York problem or a Rockford problem, Milton police Lt. John Conger said.
Milton police plan presentation about heroin
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Police say parents need to take health threat seriously
Beloit four-year-old hospitalized after cocaine overdose
By BETH WHEELOCK - Monday, April 27, 2009
The child is being treated in a Milwaukee-area hospital.
Three charged with distributing cocaine in Rock County
By BETH WHEELOCK - Thursday, April 23, 2009
The conspiracy allegedly operated from October 2008 to April 2009.
Heroin treatment can start, stop many times for struggling users
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, April 21, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Melissa's freefall began when the Janesville woman started drinking and doing drugs with her peers in high school.
Common heroin-related questions
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Answers from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to some common heroin-related questions.
Janesville man details descent into heroin hell
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Tuesday, April 21, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Justin Gillespie knows heroin could have killed him many times.
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