Town Of Verona Hosting Bath Salts, Meth Forum
Verona, NY (WIBX) - The Town of Verona is hosting a bath salts and meth forum aimed at educating the public about the effects of each drug. Continue reading…
View ArticleOwner Of Tebb’s Sued By State AG
Watertown, NY (WIBX) - The owner of Tebb's head shops is being sued by the state Attorney General. Continue reading…
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Aims For Tougher Stance On “Bath Salts”
Utica, NY (WIBX) - New legislation coming from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, promises to reduce the rising use of a drug commonly known as "bath salts." Continue reading…
View ArticleState Cracks Down On Synthetic Drugs
Albany, NY (WIBX) - The New York State Department of Health has issued new regulations to crack down on the increasingly widespread use of bath salts and other synthetic drugs. Continue reading…
View ArticleUC Hosting Bath Salts Forum
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica College is addressing the dangers of bath salts by hosting an open forum. Continue reading…
View ArticleUC Hosting Bath Salts Forum This Week
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Bath salts have recently been making headlines in Central New York, with many people not knowing what they are or what they do. Continue reading…
View ArticleBath Salts Forum In Utica Points To Drug Problem That Is Refueling Overseas
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Think that bath salts are out of the news? Continue reading…
View ArticleSubstance Abuse Consultant To Present At HCCC
Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - What makes synthetic drugs so appealing to the average buyer, and what is being done to alter these drugs to skirt the ever-changing laws? Continue reading…
View ArticlePleading Guilty
Syracuse, NY (WIBX) - The owner of a local chain of head shops has pleaded guilty to drug charges in federal court. Continue reading…
View ArticleTebbs Owner Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Prison
After an investigation by the Syracuse DEA, 34 year old John Tebbetts, owner of Tebbs head shops, was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by 3 years of probation. Continue reading…
View ArticleCriminal Mischief Complaint Leads To Two Arrests
New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Two people are facing charges after police were called to the Pinecrest Motel on Seneca Turnpike for a criminal mischief complaint. Continue reading…
View ArticleMan Charged With Assaulting Hospital Security Officer
New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - A Herkimer man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a security officer at St. Luke's Hospital. Continue reading…
View ArticleWoman Dies After Being Tasered By Police
NYSP: woman high on bath salts attacks own child, dies after being tasered by police. Continue reading…
View ArticlePolice: Man, High On Bath Salts, Attacks Neighbor
Authorities say a Marcy man high on bath salts attacked his neighbor and tried to steal her car. Continue reading…
View ArticleMan Crashes Car In Verona
Verona, NY (WIBX) - A man believed to be under the influence of "bath salts" and marijuana crashed his pickup truck on Sand Hill Road in Verona. Continue reading…
View ArticleGriffo Going After “Lex Luthors Of Chemistry” In Bath Salts Bill
Utica, NY (WIBX) - State officials say they're going after the "Lex Luthors of Chemistry" with a new measure that aims to give the current law--criminalizing the sale of bath...
View ArticleUtica Police Department Responds to Bath Salt Incidents
Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Police Department responded to a Schuyler Street address over the weekend for a report on an emotionally disturbed man on a roof. When police arrived, they learned that...
View ArticleUtica Police Investigate Another Bath Salts Incident
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Police are reporting yet another incident involving "bath salts." Continue reading…
View ArticleUtica Police Investigate More Bath Salts Incidents
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Police are reporting two more cases involving "bath salts." Continue reading…
View ArticlePolice Tackle Bizarre Bath Salts Incident In Madison County
Madison County, NY (WIBX) - We're increasingly seeing more "bath salts" incidents in our region. Continue reading…
View ArticleFirst Look: Are Head Shops In Utica Selling Bath Salts?
WIBX 950 reporter Kristine Bellino visits a Utica-area 'head shop' in search of the synthetic drug Bath Salts. While she was told they didn't sell Bath Salts, she was told 'This is what you're looking...
View ArticleIlion Man Involved In Standoff With Police
Ilion, NY (WIBX) -Ilion Police say "bath salts" may have been involved in a standoff in the village. Continue reading…
View ArticleWoman In Bath Salts Case Officially Charged
Madison County, (WIBX) - The woman accused of going on a half naked rampage, high on bath salts, has officially been charged. Continue reading…
View ArticleAG Sues Head Shops To Crack Down On Bath Salts
Albany, NY (WIBX) - State officials are coming down hard on sellers of bath salts. Continue reading…
View ArticleMental Evaluation Ordered For Teen Using Bath Salts
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica police are reporting the apprehension of a teen--deemed to be mentally ill--after responding to a "Bath Salts" related disturbance call, on the 200 block of...
View ArticlePair Arrested For Possessing Bath Salts In New Hartford
New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - New Hartford Police arrested two brothers from Marcy for possessing bath salts. Continue reading…
View ArticleMan Arrested For Second Time While Allegedly High On Bath Salts
Oriskany Falls, NY (WIBX) - The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says an Oriskany Falls man was arrested for the second time in less than four days while allegedly high on "bath salts."...
View ArticleBath Salts & Beyond: Man Fights Drug With Shirt
Central New York is known for a lot of things. Whether it be chicken riggies, half-moon cookies or being the 31st exit along the Thruway; we have an identity. But, lately the area has encountered a...
View ArticleMan On Bath Salts Pulls Knife, Officer Draws Gun
Utica, NY (WIBX) - A Utica man on bath salts held a knife to his chest and claimed that he wanted to cut out his heart. Continue reading…
View ArticleUtica Police Make First Bath Salts Arrest
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Police have made their first arrest under the city's newly passed ordinance for possession of synthetic drugs. Continue reading…
View ArticleUPD Chief Williams Talks Bath Salts And Recent Shootings On First Look
Listen to Utica Police Chief Mark Williams discuss his department's response to cases involving Bath Salts and a recent spike in vehicle larcenies. Continue reading…
View ArticleTaberg Man Arrested After Bath Salt Use
Taberg, NY (WIBX) - According to Sheriff Robert Maciol, a Taberg man was arrested after ingesting the synthetic drug commonly known as "bath salts". According to authorities, 35-year...
View ArticlePicente Calls On County Legislature To Ban Bath Salts
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente wants the county's Board of Legislators to ban the synthetic drugs used in "bath salts." Continue reading…
View ArticleLocal Head Shops Raided By DEA
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Several locations in central New York were on a federal list of nationwide head shops where agents stage coordinated raids. Continue reading…
View ArticleNational Drug Raid Targets Local Head Shops
Washington, DC (WIBX) - The DEA is announcing that more than $36 million in assets have been seized in the first nationwide crackdown on bath salts. Continue reading…
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