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ORPD participates in Drug Take Back Day

Posted at 6:22 pm April 20, 2024
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Police Department and ASAP of Anderson will participate in the national DEA Drug Take Back Day next Saturday.

The Drug Take Back Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Anyone in the community can drop off their expired or unused medication to a police officer at the ORPD at 200 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, a press release said.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the most common method of obtaining pills is through family and friends.

“Prescription drugs could be easily stolen at home when they are left in unlocked cabinets and drawers,” the press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Community, Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: ASAP of Anderson, DEA Drug Take Back Day, drug abuse, Drug Take Back Day, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

For members: Mason found guilty of federal gun, drug charges

Posted at 5:36 pm January 20, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019
An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison. Charles Edward Mason, 52, is pictured above during a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton on Thursday, July 25, 2019, when one count of attempted first-degree murder and five aggravated assault charges were sent to the Anderson County Grand Jury. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

KNOXVILLE—An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison.

A 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours Friday morning before reaching a unanimous verdict on the four federal charges:

Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019

KNOXVILLE—An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison.

A 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours Friday morning before reaching a unanimous verdict on the four federal charges.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, United States Tagged With: ACSD, Alan Randa, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, ATF, attempted first-degree murder, attempted murder, Brent N. Jones, Charles Edward Mason, Chris Conner, Dennis Pemberton, felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, Gabriel Collins, homicide, Jake Stone, Josh Hedrick, LaToyia Carpenter, Marion West, Matt McGhee, Nina Osia, ossessing and brandishing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pamela L. Reeves, Randy Seay, trial, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, U.S. District Court, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

ASAP partners with Oak Ridge, Clinton police for Drug Take Back Day

Posted at 11:04 am October 25, 2018
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Naloxone training offered at Drug Take Back Day, which is this Saturday Anderson County is participating in a Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. It’s the 15th Annual DEA Rx Drug Take Back Day on October 27. The DEA is the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Community members can bring their expired or unused medicines to one of the Anderson County ‘take back’ locations anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, a press release said. Collection sites will be located at the police departments listed below. Each department will be set up outside in their respective parking lots to receive the expired or unused medicines, the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Health, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: ASAP, ASAP of Anderson, Clinton Police Department, DEA, DEA Rx Drug Take Back Day, Drug Take Back Day, expired or unused medicines, Naloxone, Naloxone training, National Rx Drug Take Back Day, Oak Ridge Police Department, prescription drugs, prescription medications, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Today is prescription drug take back day

Posted at 10:13 am April 28, 2018
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You can get rid of unwanted, expired, and unused prescription medications, along with other medicines, in Clinton, Oak Ridge, and Rocky Top today (Saturday, April 28).

Anderson County is participating in the 2018 DEA Rx Drug Take Back Day, a press release said. The DEA is the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Organizations involved in the Drug Take Back Day are ASAP of Anderson, Clinton Police Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, and Rocky Top Police Department.

Community members can bring their expired or unused medicines to one of the Anderson County Take Back locations anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday. Drive-through collections sites will be located at the police departments listed below. Each department will be set-up outside in their respective parking lots to receive the expired or unused medicines. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Rocky Top Tagged With: 2018 DEA Rx Drug Take Back Day, ASAP of Anderson, Clinton Police Department, DEA, drug addiction, National Rx Drug Take Back Day, Oak Ridge Police Department, overdose deaths, prescription drugs, prescription medications, Rocky Top Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Today: ASAP helps ORPD, CPD take back expired, unwanted prescription drugs

Posted at 8:48 am April 30, 2016
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You can dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs today in Oak Ridge and Clinton.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Oak Ridge Police Department and Clinton Police Department. Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are helping with the event.

It’s the 11th time in six years that an event like this has been held, a press release said.

You can bring your pills for disposal to the ORPD at 200 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge or to the Clinton Police Department at 125 West Broad Street in Clinton. The DEA cannot accept liquids, needles, or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous. No questions will be asked, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Health, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, Clinton Police Department, CPD, DEA, medicines, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, prescription drugs, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Red Ribbon Rivalry this month, buy ribbon for substance abuse prevention

Posted at 9:09 am January 28, 2016
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ASAP Logo

The 2016 Red Ribbon Rivalry is this month. It’s sponsored by Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, or ASAP.

This year, in Anderson County, ASAP is holding the Red Ribbon Rivalry during the month of January, culminating on Sunday, January 31. The main goal is to raise funds to prevent and reduce substance abuse here in Anderson County.

Local businesses are competing against each other by selling red ribbons for a $1 donation and displaying them in their businesses to show support for substance abuse prevention. The winning businesses and employees will receive recognition for their efforts as well as individual prizes for the top sales associates. Anderson County High School, Clinton High School, and Oak Ridge High School are also competing this year to see who will be the recipient of the Red Ribbon Rivalry trophy to be displayed at their school for the year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Health, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: ACE Hardware, Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, Anderson County, Anderson County High School, ASAP, ASAP Youth Coalition, Clinton High School, Coal Creek Smokehouse, Countryside Tire and Auto Service, DEA, drug prevention, drug trade, drug traffickers, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, Git-N-Go, Hoskins Drug Store, Oak Ridge High School, Red Ribbon Rivalry, Red Ribbon Week, Say Ow Tattoo, Secret City Pies, Smart Cutz, substance abuse prevention, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Man sentenced to 30 years for possessing heroin for sale in school zone

Posted at 1:33 pm December 9, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Charles Randolph Johnson

Charles Randolph Johnson

A man convicted in September of possessing heroin and marijuana for sale in a school zone has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, authorities said.

Charles Randolph Johnson was sentenced by Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Donald R. Elledge on Monday, November 30, District Attorney General Dave Clark said in a press release.

Johnson, a Michigan native, was convicted by a jury on September 18. He was found guilty of possessing heroin with the intent to sell it within 1,000 feet of a school, possessing marijuana with the intent to sell it, and possessing drug paraphernalia, Clark said.

Authorities said Johnson possessed a large amount of heroin and marijuana inside a mobile home near Claxton Elementary School. He was arrested on January 31 when a search warrant was executed after a joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, and the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Charles Randolph Johnson, Dave Clark, district attorney general, Donald R. Elledge, heroin, marijuana, Oak Ridge Police Department, possessing heroin, possessing marijuana, Ryan Spitzer, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Man convicted of possessing heroin for sale in school zone

Posted at 4:57 pm September 23, 2015
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Charles Randolph Johnson

Charles Randolph Johnson

A man who came to Anderson County from the Detroit area has been convicted of possessing heroin and marijuana for sale in a school zone, and he faces 25 to 40 years in prison, authorities said Wednesday.

Charles Randolph Johnson was found guilty on Friday, September 18, Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark said in a press release. The jury deliberated for 1.5 hours before announcing their verdict after a trial that lasted 1.5 days.

Johnson has a separate November 10 trial for actually selling the heroin, Clark said in the press release. The DA said Johnson has been charged separately for allegedly selling heroin three times on Coconut Lane near Claxton Elementary School. He also has charges pending for allegedly coercing a witness, Clark said.

The DA said the potential 25- to 40-year sentence for the Friday convictions is based on Johnson’s prior felony record and because the jury found that the crime occurred within a school zone. But the specifics of the sentence will be determined by Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Don Elledge at the November 30 sentencing hearing, Clark said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County District Attorney General, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Charles Randolph Johnson, Coconut Lane, DA, Dave Clark, Detroit, Don Elledge, heroin, Joe Fentress Butler, jury, marijuana, Oak Ridge Police Department, possessing heroin and marijuana for sale, Ryan Spitzer, sentencing hearing, Seventh Judicial Crime Task Force, trial, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Man arrested after shots fired in two neighborhoods, chase through several counties

Posted at 4:47 pm September 21, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Debriael Hall

Debriael Hall

Note: This story was last updated at 5:30 p.m.

A 20-year-old Oak Ridge man was arrested after police received several reports of shots fired in two neighborhoods in Oak Ridge this weekend and after a high-speed chase that went through several counties and cities on Sunday night, ending in Newport, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Police Department said it first received a report that a black male suspect was chasing a male black victim on foot, firing a pistol, at about 11 p.m. Saturday, September 19.

Then, at about 3 a.m. Sunday, the ORPD responded to South Fisk Avenue in Scarboro, where residents reported multiple shots were fired into their home, which was struck at least twice, according to a city press release. The residents said they heard at least a dozen gunshots.

Oak Ridge Police Department Chase Damage

Damage to an Oak Ridge Police Department car is pictured above after a high-speed chase that started in Oak Ridge on Sunday night, Sept. 20, wound through several counties and cities, and ended in Newport after spike strips were deployed. (Photo by Oak Ridge Police Department via Facebook)

 

In the first incident, the ORPD said, a white Ford Escape with dealer tags was seen in the area, and in the second incident, this same vehicle was seen fleeing the area at a high rate of speed.

Then, at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ORPD responded to a report of shots fired on Wakefield Road. The complainant said shots were fired toward an apartment building by a male black suspect, and a second male black perpetrator returned fire, which struck the tailgate off a parked truck. Both suspects fled the area, reportedly in a white SUV matching the description of the suspect vehicle in the previous incidents.

The mother of a fourth victim reported her son had been pistol-whipped by a male black suspect earlier that day, but the victim refused to cooperate in identifying the suspect or describing what occurred, the City of Oak Ridge said in the press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Crime Task Force, Blount County Sheriff’s Office, chase, City of Oak Ridge, Cocke County Sheriff's Office, Debriael Hall, gunshots, high-speed chase, Jasmine Bullard, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, pursuit, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, Sevierville Police Department, shots fired, South Fisk Avenue, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Wakefield Road

Police: Man found with suspected meth residue, $29K; charged with money laundering

Posted at 2:13 am April 25, 2015
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James Phillip Chase

James Phillip Chase

Police said they found large vacuum seal bags that contained suspected crystal methamphetamine residue and $29,000 in a pickup truck pulled over for speeding in Oliver Springs on Tuesday.

Also found in the vehicle were tracking numbers, numerous shipping envelopes and rubber bands, addresses, documents related to the sale of controlled substances, deposit slips, and packing tape, said Oak Ridge Police Department Officer John Wilson, an investigator with the Seventh Judicial Crime Task Force in Anderson County.

The defendant, James Phillip Chase, 53, of Dutch Valley Road, has been charged with money laundering, simple possession of a Schedule II drug (methamphetamine), and speeding. He remained jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton early Saturday morning. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: 7th Judicial Crime Task Force, Anderson County Detention Facility, Ben Haines, controlled substances, crystal methamphetamine, James Phillip Chase, John Wilson, marijuana, methamphetamine, money laundering, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs Police Department, ORPD, possession of a schedule II drug, Seventh Judicial Crime Task Force, Shannon Runyan, speeding, Thomas Bolling, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Meth lab bust includes 90 pounds of ammonia, 700 coffee filters, acid, fuel

Posted at 1:55 pm March 7, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Anderson County authorities serving a warrant at a mobile home on Becks Lane in Claxton on Monday found an alleged methamphetamine laboratory that included 90 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, 700 coffee filters, two gallons of muriatic acid, and more than a gallon of Coleman fuel, as well as a white substance that tested positive for meth, records said.

Ingredients and equipment that could be used to make meth were scattered around the home, including in a shed near the back of the home, in a 1996 Buick, and under a motor home in the driveway, according to an Anderson County Sheriff’s Department report. Authorities detected the “distinct odor” of anhydrous ammonia at several places near the home, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason D. Leach said in the report.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, anhydrous ammonia, Becks Lane, Claxton, coffee filters, Coleman fuel, David Charles Estes, Elmer Carl Murphy, hazardous materials, Jason D. Leach, Johnathan Acker, Kimberly Kay Murphy, meth, meth lab, methamphetamine laboratory, muriatic acid, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Wally Braden

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