Surprise was the first reaction students had at Federal Way's Todd Beamer High School after hearing that two police officers had walked among them as peers for seven months while building evidence for a drug and gun sales sting. For many, the second reaction was relief. Students of all grade levels said they appreciated having two Federal Way police officers -- a 28-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man -- taking action against what many perceived to be a serious drug problem in their school. [continues 650 words]
The Lansing Police Department Is Handing Out Free Drug Tests For Parents To Test Their Children. Lansing police Sgt. Linda Doherty-Wright is working with the program, Law Enforcement Against Drugs, or LEAD, to provide free drug test kits for a month. The program began Tuesday. "Some parents don't have a clue how readily available drugs are," Doherty-Wright said. "Use of substances is acceptable (among children) in our middle schools." The kits are able to test for alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy, morphine, methamphetamine, opiates, cocaine, Phencyclidine, or PCP, and other designer drugs. The kits come in one and four panel tests. The one panel tests are for alcohol, marijuana and ecstasy. The four panel test cover all drugs. [continues 352 words]
