Crime & Safety
Police: Hudson Has Got to Get Handle on 'Bizarre' Heroin Problem
'We can't do this alone,' Sgt. Geoff Willems told the Star Tribune.
“I think parents in Hudson ought to be more aware that their kids could be using heroin," a former addict told Star Tribune columnist Jon Tevlin before Thursday's 'Heroin in Hudson' public forum. An excerpt from Tevlin's column on Hudson and the drug:
"The idyllic town on the St. Croix has seen its share of drug tragedies: at least seven people under the age of 25 have died of overdoses in the past two years. In the county, more than a dozen have died. ...
"Hudson police Sgt. Geoff Willems said heroin abuse 'cuts across all socio-economic lines. We’ve seen it in middle-class families, in upper-class families and with straight-A students and athletes,' he said. 'It’s bizarre. We’ve got to get a handle on this. It’s not just a police problem, it’s a community problem. We can’t do this alone.'”
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