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Parents Charged in a Drug Case!
Posted by FoM on July 17, 1999 at 07:39:11 PT
By Martin Z. Braun, Inquirer Suburban Staff
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
COLLINGSWOOD -- Police yesterday arrested a Collingswood couple who they said smoked marijuana with their 14-year-old son and five of his friends on at least six occasions between January and April of this year.
Matthew Davies, 41, of the 700 block of Haddon Avenue, was charged with 12 counts of endangering the welfare of a child. His wife, Beverly, 38, was charged with nine counts of the same offense.While she was being arrested at 10 a.m. yesterday, Beverly Davies suffered a seizure and was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center; she later was released to police. Matthew Davies, a construction worker, surrendered to police yesterday afternoon after returning from work.Bail was set at $25,000 each, and the couple were released from Collingswood jail yesterday after each posted 10 percent.Collingswood Police Capt. Frank Woshnak said the arrests came after a four-month investigation found that the couple were not dealing drugs.None of the juveniles -- age 13 to 15 -- was arrested."We consider the children victims here," Woshnak said. Police said they learned of the couple's pot parties when a friend of one of the juveniles involved visited the Davies' apartment and reported what she found to her parents. Her parents, in turn, contacted police.The state's Division of Youth and Family Services is expected to take custody of the couple's son and his 12-year-old sister.A court date has been set for Thursday.Pubdate: July 17, 1999http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/Jul/17/sj/DOPE17.htm
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