Midday Webcast: Dec. 26, 2012

Ex-officer recovering from OD

  • Crime Headlines
Petroglyph Monument toughens enforcement
Petroglyph Monument hardens enforcement

Stronger enforcement and tougher fines are coming for people …

Heroes of church stabbing honored
Heroes of church stabbing honored

Four of the men who helped stop and subdue a man who went on a …

City fires cop charged in fatal crash
City fires cop charged in fatal crash

Albuquerque police Sgt. Adam Casaus will be out of a job by the…

Party's over, UNM tells troubled frat
Party's over, UNM tells troubled frat

Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the …

Cops look for suspect in shooting
Cops look for suspect in shooting

Albuquerque police are asking the public for help in finding …

Report It to KRQE News 13

Advertisement

Ex-cop in drug bust recovering from OD

Updated: Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012, 12:56 PM MST
Published : Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012, 12:56 PM MST

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The former sheriff's deputy accused of robbing two pharmacies in Santa Fe is doing better after apparently overdosing on drugs.

The Albuquerque Journal reported on George Smith's condition on Wednesday.

Investigators found Smith unconscious in a hotel in Albuquerque on Saturday a few days after his wife, a prosecutor, said she recognized him from surveillance video from the pharmacy heists.

Investigators said they found prescription painkillers in the room with Smith.

He used to be a sheriff's deputy in Rio Arriba County and in South Carolina.

  • Comments
Comment With KRQE.com's commenting system, you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. 
 

powered by Disqus

Share |
  • Mugshot Gallery

Mugshot Gallery: May 2013

May mugshots and headlines from around the state.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Advertisement

KRQE News 13