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Judge helps end life sentences to drugs Patrick McCallister Staff writer
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PALM CITY— It started with a 2006 car accident for Michelle Boyle. If all goes well, it’ll end with a nolle prosequi and a lifetime of sobriety. “(Drug Court) saved my life,” the Palm City woman said.
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FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013
Boyle, 44, has been in Martin County’s Adult Felony Drug Court for seven months. Like many who’ve suffered injuries, a doctor started prescribing her opioids for pain management. By the time the prescriptions ended, Boyle had developed a physical dependency that drove her to purchase the drugs
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MARTIN COUNTY — Tinted windows are as Florida as wearing athletic shoes without socks. But the Martin County Sheriff’s Office is keeping an eye out for tint jobs that are too dark. “We warned about 120 people,” Sheriff William Snyder said in a recent phone interview. “We stopped them and determined that the window tinting was too dark.” The push for checking tinting didn’t come from the desk of a bored cop. Martin County is fighting back against the so-
“I tell them that so-and-so gets drug tested every week. I ask them, ‘Can you say the same for your other 300 employees?’” Judge Steven Levin
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