Wicked Local
PLYMOUTH – The number of drug overdoses in town increased during the pandemic year of 2020, but the number of resulting fatalities actually declined.
According to statistic compiled by Plymouth County Outreach, Plymouth had 20 fatal overdoses in 2020, down from 23 in 2019. During that same time span, there were 137 non-fatal overdoses in town, 14 more than the year before.
Plymouth bucked the countywide trend, which saw fatal overdoses increase from 134 to 158 – an 18 percent increase. Overall in Plymouth County, the number of overdoses declined, with non-fatal incidents dropping from 1,151 to 1,063.
The information was released as part of Plymouth County Outreach’s annual report for 2020. PCO is a collaboration of law enforcement and healthcare professionals that seeks to decrease substance use by eliminating stigma and helping users get into recovery.
Wicked Local
PLYMOUTH – If the one-way traffic flow is going to return to the downtown again this summer, it will be with some modifications. The Select Board is considering if and how that might happen in 2021 following a presentation by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses.
Chamber Executive Director Amy Naples told the board Tuesday the Plymouth Recovery Task Force is working on plans to implement the one-way traffic pattern in downtown Plymouth for the coming summer season. She said 13 restaurants and retailers had already indicated they would like to participate in the program again this year.
Veteran cop forced to shoot his own police dog dead after crime scene horror
Police Chief Michael Botieri said officer Keith Larson was forced to shoot Nico dead after it bit him several times on his hand, a similar incident had occurred before in April 2020
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The pair had just pulled into a car park when Nico bit Keith (Image: @Plymouth Police/Twitter)
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