New Kensington man awaits sentencing for his role in massive, nationwide drug ring
A New Kensington man who pleaded guilty in December of being a key figure in a nationwide drug ring that imported massive ...
New ‘wellness court’ in Kensington for drug users launches Wednesday, as police prepare to ramp up drug enforcement
The city on Wednesday will officially launch what it is calling a “neighborhood wellness court” in Kensington, an initiative ...
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New court in Kensington will serve as a pipeline to drug treatment, Mayor Parker says
People cited for substance use in the Philly neighborhood will be offered the opportunity to enter a diversionary program that day.
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New plan for opioid crisis in Philadelphia's Kensington section offers treatment instead of jail
The mayor signed an executive order that gives the police department the option to make a summary arrest instead of a misdemeanor arrest for certain drug offenses.
Woman wanted on drug charges found with drugs in New Kensington hotel room, police say
More than 100 stamp bags of suspected fentanyl were among drugs and paraphernalia police from New Kensington and Lower ...
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In Kensington, outreach workers give out food, clothing and toiletries from trucks, but potential restrictions loom
MORE: Philly to offer year-long housing to 336 people in addiction recovery ... live on the streets in Kensington, a neighborhood that contains the largest open-air drug market on the East ...