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Police department reports presence of fentanyl, other drugs to Saratoga Town Council

“In the short time I’ve worked here, I’ve had over 25 drug arrests. I don’t know how many shifts that is (but) I average one a night, some nights I average two drug arrests.”

Less than two months after joining the Saratoga Police Department, new officer Justin Brown had sobering news for the Saratoga Town Council on August 3. With a background in both military and paramilitary, Brown was hired by the governing body following months of private and public discussions with Chief Ken Lehr about the increasing drug presence in Saratoga.

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Brown, who previously worked in Trinidad, Co...

 

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