D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths

Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County. Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...

D.A.: Collaboration needed to end heroin threat

‘We can’t arrest this problem away,’ he said By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Andy Rumford, a grieving father who founded Kacie’s Cause in memory of his daughter, urges an audience in New Garden Township not to ignore the warning signs of heroin abuse. The county’s chief law-enforcement officer had positive and negative updates on the heroin epidemic that has infiltrated...

Meeting to explore heartbreak of heroin abuse

Area father brings crusade to end scourge to Kennett High School  Andy Rumford (left) speaks with Police Chief Edward Zunino about the prevalence of heroin abuse in the region. A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year is continuing his quest to raise awareness about the dangers of this readily available drug and prevent similar tragedies. Andy...

Crusade to end heroin epidemic hitting road

Kacie’s Cause team will attend Town Hall Meeting in Oxford Andy Rumford created an educational web site called Kacie’s Cause that includes information that Rumford hopes will save lives while continuing his daughter’s commitment to helping others. Andy Rumford, a Kennett Square resident whose 23-year-old daughter, Kacie Erin Rumford, died of a heroin overdose in March, will take his crusade...

Raising awareness about regional heroin abuse

Brainstorming session attracts government officials, concerned citizens By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Andy Rumford (center) discusses the heroin problem with New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald Simpson (left) and Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino. Think your child is too smart, athletic, or well-adjusted to become addicted to heroin? That’s a dangerously inaccurate...

From heartbreak, crusade to end heroin abuse

Family hopes 23-year-old’s fatal overdose will raise awareness, save lives By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Kacie Erin Rumford died last month of a heroin overdose at her family’s Kennett Square home. They hope to educate the public to spare others from such a tragedy. The 23-year-old Kennett Square woman had an abundance of assets: beauty, intelligence, and compassion....