Happy Meal 'toy' was sold heroin in window at McDonald's, says police

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Police say heroin was sold in Happy Meal a McDonald's at a store in the Pittsburgh area.

By Gil Aegerter, writer, NBC News

A McDonalds worker is accused of putting something a little more in Happy Meals sold from a Pittsburgh auto: heroin.

Police said they arrested the wife of 26 years old on Wednesday after buying the drug in a McDonalds in the neighborhood of East Liberty, reported NBC WPXI of Pittsburgh station.

Here is how the operation, the Allegheny County Prosecutor told WPXI:

A customer who wanted to buy heroin would go to the speaker window and say, "I'd like to ask for a toy".The customer could then stop at the first window, pay and get a Happy Meal box containing heroin in small bags.The customer would leave without stopping in the second window.

Detectives said that what he did and arrested Shania Dennis in East Pittsburgh. The Prosecutor's Office said that detectives 10 bags of heroin in the Happy Meal box and found Dennis with over 50.

WPXI said he had the opportunity to ask Dennis if he was selling heroin. Your response? "No, I wasn't."

The station reported that it was not clear whether this case is related to the arrest this month of the worker another McDonalds accused of selling heroin in a parking lot in Murrysville, PA restaurant.

Man shoots sister at LA nursing home in mercy killing: police

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By Andrew Blankstein, Todd Miyazawa and Tracy Connor, NBC News

A California man is in custody after two suspected mercy killings — the shooting of his wife at home, followed by his sister at a nursing facility, police said.

Cops were called to the Country Villa Sheraton Nursing Home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning to investigate a report of a shooting.

When they arrived, they found 58-year-old invalid Lisa Nave dead in her bed of a gunshot to the head, with a derringer-style revolver on the table next to her, and her 60-year-old brother, Lance Holger Anderson, waiting for them on the patio.

"He gave up without any problems at all," said LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon, adding that no one else at the nursing home was threatened or hurt.

When Nave's family was notified, they wondered what would happen to Anderson's wife, who was also ailing, suffering from symptoms related to dementia, Vernon said.

"The family called the sheriff in Santa Clarita to conduct a welfare check, and responding deputies did find a dead woman, presumed to be Lance’s wife," Vernon said.

"The assumption there is that he killed her, then came here and killed his sister," Vernon told reporters outside the nursing home.

Vernon said the double homicide appeared to be "mercy killings at least from his standpoint," although he added the suspect did not use that term.

Nave had been at Country Villa since 2008. She came out of a coma four years ago but required constant care, police said. It's not clear what ailment Anderson's wife had.

Regardless, said Vernon, illness "does not justify any killings."

Nursing home staff declined to talk about the shooting.

"Everything is safe now," said Maryvic Corder, an employee in the home's business office who was in the building when it happened.

The nursing staff was informing other patients about the incident, and sections of the 138-bed facility were secured so police could complete their investigation, Corder said.

This story was originally published on Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:50 PM EST

Double mercy killing? LA police probe shootings at nursing home, house

 By Andrew Blankstein, Todd Miyazawa and Tracy Connor, NBC NewsA California man is in custody after two suspected mercy killings — the shooting of his wife at home, followed by his sister at a nursing facility, police said.Cops were called to the Country Villa Sheraton Nursing Home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning to investigate a report of a shooting.When they arrived, they found 58-year-old invalid Lisa Nave dead in her bed of a gunshot to the head, with a derringer-style revolver on the table next to her, and her 60-year-old brother, Lance Holger Anderson, waiting for them on the patio."He gave up without any problems at all," said LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon, adding that no one else at the nursing home was threatened or hurt.When Nave's family was notified, they wondered what would happen to Anderson's wife, who was also ailing, suffering from symptoms related to dementia, Vernon said."The family called the sheriff in Santa Clarita to conduct a welfare check, and responding deputies did find a dead woman, presumed to be Lance’s wife," Vernon said."The assumption there is that he killed her, then came here and killed his sister," Vernon told reporters outside the nursing home.Vernon said the double homicide appeared to be "mercy killings at least from his standpoint," although he added the suspect did not use that term.Nave had been at Country Villa since 2008. She came out of a coma four years ago but required constant care, police said. It's not clear what ailment Anderson's wife had.Regardless, said Vernon, illness "does not justify any killings."Nursing home staff declined to talk about the shooting."Everything is safe now," said Maryvic Corder, an employee in the home's business office who was in the building when it happened.The nursing staff was informing other patients about the incident, and sections of the 138-bed facility were secured so police could complete their investigation, Corder said.This story was originally published on Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:50 PM EST

New Mexico police officer suspended after shooting at minivan full of kids

 Dashcam video of a traffic-stop dispute in New Mexico involving several police officers and a minivan with children inside shows one of the officers firing at the fan as it fled the scene. In his report, that officer said he was attempting to shoot out one of the vehicle's tires to prevent it from fleeing.By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC NewsA New Mexico State Police officer who fired at a minivan full of children during a traffic stop last month has been suspended.Officer Elias Montoya has been suspended with pay pending a disciplinary investigation into a traffic incident that took place near the town of Taos, New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas told The Associated Press Thursday.The incident was captured by a dashboard camera on the police vehicle. As driver Oriana Farrell drives away from a traffic stop inwhich another officer bashed her van's window with his stick, Montoya can be seen shooting at the vehicle full of kids as young as six.Farrell then takes off on a four-minute high speed chase into Taos and cutting in the wrong way traffic before eventually pulling over and giving up in front of a hotel. She and her 14-year-old son were later arrested.The woman had been stopped for speeding and fled twice after arguing with an officer. The video garnered national attention, and Kassetas said he would launch an internal investigation, according to the AP.The Associated Press contributed to this report