Many Drug Dealers Not Exactly Upstanding Citizens

Toxicology reports released yesterday show the four women killed by the prostitute serial killer — come on, we don’t even have a name for him yet! — showed that three women had drugs in their system when they died, while a fourth had only alcohol.

The police still haven’t officially labeled the AC serial killer a serial killer, which is probably why we don’t have a snappy name. Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeff Blitz has formed a task force to hunt down the killer, etc., etc. Mainly, though, the prosecutor’s office released yesterday’s reports to warn us to say no to drugs.

Blitz said he wanted to alert the public — particularly prostitutes — to be wary of anyone who offers drugs or alcohol. “Anyone, especially prostitutes, should be exceedingly careful in dealing with people offering them heroin or cocaine for any reason,” Blitz said.

Next time I buy an eight-ball I’ll make sure to be extra careful.

Drugs found in marsh victims [Press of Atlantic City]

Keystone Cops: Why Not Easy Buttons?

Keystone Cops is a look at police, crime and public safety news.

• Twenty Montco schools will respond to the Amish school shooting and the Springfield suicide by getting panic buttons. Yes! Panic buttons! They’ll be able to communicate with police and such, too, so I suppose it’s all good. [Doylestown Intelligencer]

• A former Camden County volunteer fire chief has been convicted of arson. It’s always the one you most suspect. [KYW 1060]

• A Widener College student has been arrested for allegedly beating a dog to death in the woods. The dead dog’s name is not known, but he’s sure to get just as many letters as Barbaro did. What? A dead dog can read just as well as a live horse! [NBC 10]

• A Bensalem 14-year-old who allegedly wrote bomb threats on the walls of Bensalem High has been arrested and charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction. This is coincidentally the same charge used to invade Iraq. Who knew? [AP/Philly.com]

• And they appeared to have caught him now? I think? But last week Fox News reported police in England were contacting Atlantic City cops to see if there were any links between the two cases. Uh, yeah. [Fox News via Philly Confidential]