Secret life. Fueled by an addiction to heroin. Aly Blackmore former heroin addict i was the type that would do anything if you handed it to me i was going to do it. And 90 percent of the time it was heroin. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and she says finding her fix was easy. Aly Blackmore former heroin addict we could walk out onto the street and find someone. Patranya Bhoolsuwan she says her own mother, a nurse, initially had no idea. Aly Blackmore former heroin addict when everybody found out it was a big shock, nobody knew, nobody expected it. Patranya Bhoolsuwan according to the centers for disease control, heroin use has more than doubled in the 18 to 25 age bracket. Use among women went up 100 percent and whites up 114 percent. Dave marlon, founder of solutions recovery, says the old Socio Economic stereotype when it comes to drugs like heroin no longer holds. dave marlon Founder Solutions recovery this is showing up in green valley, its showing up in summerlin, it;s showing up downtown. T
Neighbors say they had no idea. To my right theres security. This is a gated community. Down this way an elementary school. And police say this probably was going on for at least three months. Take a look at this video from inside the home. Police say the people growing marijuana inside this house werent even owning or renting the place. Its bank owned. Someone from the bank came to check on the place , found a lot of marijuana, and called police. A Drug Task Force made up of federal and local agencies went inside. A sergeant tells us at least 114 plants were found with up to a 300 thousand dollar street value. And 1520 thousand dollars worth of equipment. We even saw calendars on the wall a schedule for the grow. Police tell us a bust like this is significant because they believe its tied to an illegal Drug Delivery service. And people buying marijuana that way. Some of them medical marijuana patients, are becoming victims of crimes like robberies, burglaries and identity theft. Craig
A metro officer is recovering after he was kicked in the head by an outof control suspect. And the story is quite bizarre. 13 action News Reporter Parker Collins spoke with someone who saw the whole thing play out by Summerlin Parkway and buffalo. Parker . Thats right. Theyre telling me it was a scary scene. Police tell us they came out here for a call. And found a naked teen jumping on a car they tried to calm him down and take him in. But it wasnt working. Eventually. The kid kicked an officer in the head. That officer had to go to umc trauma. Could have a concussion. So did the suspect. Police think he was on something. Earnest rogers, witness 16 19 1616 19 29 woke up, thought it was a lady screaming, thought someone was doing something to a lady. Come outside its a 17yearold kid butt naked. Police got him on the ground. I actually just got viewer video of this incident. Youll see it on later editions reporter live Parker Collins 13 action news. Back to you. An update on a deadly cr
Metro police say a man and a teenage girl were shot and are in critical condition. They have reason to believe those involved knew each other and this was not random. Crime scene tape cordons off homes in a gated Summerlin Community for hours. Around 4 40 wednesday morning there was a shooting inside a home on garden glen way. Officers arrived to find two victims suffering gunshot wounds. They were rushed to umc. Detectives started processing the scene and worked well into the late afternoon. Metro Police Officer Michael Rodriguez our detectives are actively searching for additional evidence looking for additional witnesses related to this crime. The suspects had taken off by the time officers arrived. A gun was found lying in the grass in a park across the street. Detectives believe this gun was involved in the crime. One neighbor walking her dogs through the park during the day says her crime alerts show her home unrike weding lives nearby its so scary its such a nice neighborhood yo
6 23 its awful home invasions are getting more and more but Police Wanted to assure the public this wasnt random. Metro Police Michael rodriguez officer 24 48 neighborsin the area should feel comforted in that fact that we dont have somebody randomly going out and targeting residents in the middle of the night one neighbor who lives inside the gated community said that house seemed to cause some trouble in there before this. Bevothi thi neighbor 33 31 neighbor say a lot of people in and out of that house she said crime has gone up in the area in the past few years. Someone even broke into her home. But still shes never seen anything like this. There are at least two suspects out there tonight. Police wouldnt give a description likely because they know who they are. But were working to find out more about the relationships. Its unclear if they took off in a car or on foot but if you saw anything suspicious after 4 40 thsi morning while out and about youre urged to Call Metro Police or c