Woman Charged With Forging Percocet Prescription, Police Say

Ladue Police said a pharmacy technician at Ladue Pharmacy spotted clues the prescription was a fake.

A woman faces a criminal charge for altering a Percocet prescription and presenting it to Ladue Pharmacy. Stephanie Hepler, 36, of the first block of Country Squire Lane in unincorporated St. Louis County north of Creve Coeur, was charged Wednesday with fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance. Ladue Police said Hepler forged a prescription for Percocet and took it to Ladue Pharmacy at 9832 Clayton Road Oct. 6. The pharmacy technician saw several clues the prescription was fraudulent, police said. Hepler was arrested inside the store at about 4:45 p.m. Oct. 6. Bail was set at $7,500 for Hepler. For more crime information on Ladue Patch, see the following articles:

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Man Faces Marijuana Dealing Charge After Traffic Stop

Ladue Police said they found one pound of marijuana after pulling over the West County driver.

A West County man pulled over in Ladue for speeding was charged July 13 with intent to sell marijuana. Ladue Police said Alden Keller, 30, was pulled over for driving 85 mph in a 60 mph zone at 2 a.m. July 13 on westbound Interstate 64 near Clayton Road. Keller is from the first block of Tree Hill Court in West County just southeast of the city of Manchester. Keller had active warrants and was arrested. During a vehicle search, officers said they found five Ziploc bags containing about a pound of marijuana. One bag had several smaller, individual sized bags with smaller amounts of marijuana. Bond was set at $40,000. Keller had completed probation in fall 2011 on charges of stealing a firearm and escape from custody in 2006 in Manchester. …

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Moms Talk Q&A

Moms Talk: Should Parents Talk Whitney Houston, Drugs?

The singer was found dead Saturday.

This week, we're exploring how St. Louis parents can use current events to discuss difficult subjects with their children. Last week, singer Whitney Houston was found dead at age 48. While she had struggled with addiction to drugs, her cause of death was unknown as of Monday. So onto this week's question: Should parents use instances such as this one to discuss the effects of drug use with their children? Or are these conversations better reserved for other situations?

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Nancy Pasternak

8:29 am on Thursday, February 16, 2012

My kids are very young - but if my son asked how she died, I would explain it. If they were more school age, I think it's the perfect opportunity to talk about the dangers and to explore other ways to deal with feelings of hurt, frustration, etc. in life.   more ›

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