Sharpei
03-10-2006, 09:48 AM
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=169947
Investigative Report: Meth Officers Want State To Step In
Debbie Dujanovic Reporting
February 28th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
They didn't hesitate to take down meth labs in our neighborhoods. Now, they're sick, tired, and worried no one cares about their conditions.
"Yeah I'm mad. I'm past the point of, 'Let's talk about it.'"
"I've heard a lot of officers say, 'Let's not do meth labs anymore.'"
Tonight, a follow-up to an Eyewitness News Investigation, that found dozens of sick Utah police officers. The common link is meth lab investigations. So what's been done, or more importantly, what has NOT been done?
As of tonight, we've documented 84 Utah officers who are sick, dying, or already dead. The officers are asking us, who's going to help?
The video: an officers story beginning to end. Officer Shaun Adamson was dead at 43, from a seizure.
Kolby Adamson, Son of Shaun Adamson: "My mom did a lot of research and the only thing she could find out is doctors would say exposure to certain chemicals would cause seizures."
He raided Meth labs in the '90's, issued only rubber gloves. We uncovered government reports and warnings about what the chemicals used to make meth can do to people who are exposed. Does it explain Aundre Leavitt's brain lesions?
Sgt. Aundre Leavitt, Provo Police Department: "You look at big, strong guys who were in there trying to protect the community and doing their job. Now they're dead."
Al Taylor, State Dept. of Corrections: "I have papillary thyroid cancer."
Cont'd....... (http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=169947)
Investigative Report: Meth Officers Want State To Step In
Debbie Dujanovic Reporting
February 28th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
They didn't hesitate to take down meth labs in our neighborhoods. Now, they're sick, tired, and worried no one cares about their conditions.
"Yeah I'm mad. I'm past the point of, 'Let's talk about it.'"
"I've heard a lot of officers say, 'Let's not do meth labs anymore.'"
Tonight, a follow-up to an Eyewitness News Investigation, that found dozens of sick Utah police officers. The common link is meth lab investigations. So what's been done, or more importantly, what has NOT been done?
As of tonight, we've documented 84 Utah officers who are sick, dying, or already dead. The officers are asking us, who's going to help?
The video: an officers story beginning to end. Officer Shaun Adamson was dead at 43, from a seizure.
Kolby Adamson, Son of Shaun Adamson: "My mom did a lot of research and the only thing she could find out is doctors would say exposure to certain chemicals would cause seizures."
He raided Meth labs in the '90's, issued only rubber gloves. We uncovered government reports and warnings about what the chemicals used to make meth can do to people who are exposed. Does it explain Aundre Leavitt's brain lesions?
Sgt. Aundre Leavitt, Provo Police Department: "You look at big, strong guys who were in there trying to protect the community and doing their job. Now they're dead."
Al Taylor, State Dept. of Corrections: "I have papillary thyroid cancer."
Cont'd....... (http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=169947)