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Police Year In Review

Friday, December 21, 2012

Overdose Issues, Gravesite Thefts Top Police Headlines

With 2012 coming to a close, we look back at the top police stories of the last year.

It was a busy year for the Wilmington Police Department, responding to a wide variety of calls throughout 2012. During the year officers responded to multiple calls about drug abuse, and overdoses, prompting the creating of the Wilmington Substance Abuse Coalition. Another regular issue officers dealt with was the theft of items from graves at Wildwood Cemetery. But those are just a few of the hot topics of 2012. Here is a look at five of the most popular stories published on Wilmington Patch in the last year. King Street Drug Overdose Leads to Heroin Arrest (August 15) A Wilmington man was arrested after a woman suffered a drug overdose outside of a King Street home. Police Lt. Joe Desmond said a call came in at 3:33 p.m. from 29A King …

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