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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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 Burrell said they found in a New Kensington hotel room Saturday when looking ...
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New court in Kensington will serve as a pipeline to drug treatment, Mayor Parker says
Some people arrested for low-level drug crimes in Kensington now may be eligible for expedited court hearings and immediate treatment referrals. The new Kensington Neighborhood Wellness Court ...
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New plan for opioid crisis in Philadelphia's Kensington section offers treatment instead of jail
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia is launching a new program in the Kensington neighborhood on Wednesday, with the goal of sending those with drug addictions to treatment rather than ...