it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs. >> overdoses from prescription opioid drugs now kill nearly seventeen thousand americans every year. that's one overdose death every thirty minutes. >> the overdose rate which might have been 1 or 2 a month in our emergency department is now more like 3 or 4 or 5 if not more than that, in a 24-hour period. >> that's a massive increase. >> massive. >> over the past 10 years, we've had more than 125,000 americans lose their lives to painkiller overdose deaths. >> the food and drug administration recently approved a powerful new opioid painkiller called zohydro - over the objections of its own medical advisors and dozens of lawmakers. >> i thought we had learned our lesson with oxycontin. how can you say with any degree

the pharmacy area, and tells the folks there in the a area that he had a bomb and gun and demanded oxycodone. >> reporter: he then left the alleged bomb behind. the police shut down the area around the package, and it was not a bomb at all. >> any time somebody threat ns a bomb, we will not take chances. >> reporter: in the suspect struck two more times demand inging only one thing, the highly addictive oxycodone. it is one thing that people can be a addicted eded eded eded to. >> we know that he is using the same method and claiming to be a bomb which are turning out not to be. >>. >> reporter: and now police are hoping with this photo and surveillance of the suspect, somebody will come forward. some a pharmacies are installing grass and a buzz and door system to bring in only one customer at a time and also tracking devices in the oxycodone bottles so they can be tracked. >>> and now, there was an unusual explosion downtown and then a burglary. there was with an explosion all over twitter which turned out to be the fireworks. at the same time there was a police getting a call of a home bur

this man held up the 24-hour pharmacy at walgreens on december 11th, demanding not money but oxycodone. he got away on a motorcycle. leaving a bomb behind. police shut down the strip mall for hours until the bomb squad could safely remove the package which turned out not to be a bomb. police think the same thief hit walgreens and a rite aid in morgan hills. >> could be addicted to pain medicine, could be a dealer. we're not sure the reason why somebody would do this. we know that he's using the same method, feigning to have a bomb which, in all three, turned out to be not. >> pharmacies across the country frequently report oxycodone deaths as addicts and dealers look to source the drugs. >>> a busy night for police in sunnyvale. first, sounds of an explosion, and then a burglary interrupted. people near downtown reported a loud explosion around 8:00 last night. turned out to be fireworks. at the same time, police received a call about a home burglary two miles away on remington drive and mary avenue. officers swarmed the neighborhood, closing off streets and searching for the burglar.

and in fact the effects that hydrocodone and oxycodone produce are indistinguishable from heroin. so these drugs are census. we should be using them but we should not be treating low back pain fibromyalgia and chronic headaches with opiods. what we heard from bob twillman is the argument the industry has been making from the very beginning of this epidemic. they would like policymakers to think there are these two distinct populations -- millions of pain patients who are helped by these medications and drug abusers, and what they're saying is let's not penalize the the pain patients for the bad behavior of the drug arb abusers. the reality is that we don't have two distinct populations. there's a tremendous amount of overlap. and when you look at who's dying from painkiller overdose deaths, the majority appear to be patients having these medications prescribed to them for chronic pain. in fact, there are more americans dying from painkiller overdoses who are getting these medications from doctors than young people who we now see switching to heroin. >> woodruff: bob twillman if th

prosecutors say he and his receptionist made millions by operatingoperating a pill mill like oxycodone, san knack at the center of all of this. dave kinchen is live in center city. quite a story, dave. >> reporter: it really is. the doctor and receptionist were in federal court for their first court appearance. both are facing conspiracy chargescharges that dr. faceing 26 counts of illegal distribution and the feds have been all over this this from the beginning. >> very simple. you pay your money, you get a prescription. >> reporter: that's how u.s. attorneys described the so hiv called pill mill run by dr. william o'brien the third and his receptionist 29 year old and gel la, accused of picking up nearly $2 million in cash after doctor o'brien allegedly wrote prescriptions for powerful drugs without ever giving physicals or examinations. he was arrested at his northeast philadelphia office this morning morning. >> the allegations are that you come in, you pay $200 and you'd leave with a prescription in your hand and that prescription would be for some very dangerous controlled substa

oxycodone. >> she says she was coerced by a drug dealer. she stole prescription pads in order to obtain oxycodone from pharmacies in new jersey. >> i'll walk in there as if i have something legitimate and it's not. and then they fill it, they give it to me because they trust me and i walk out. >> why did they trust you? >> i'm nice and sweet and pretty normally. but it's something that i'm not proud of or anything at all. >> collins says she sold some of the pills and swallowed the rest. this is her first time in jail. she is currently on "a" block, a temporary housing unit for new inmates. their backgrounds must be reviewed by the jail's classification team in order to assign them an appropriate housing unit. >> they can either classify me as "c" or "d." "c" is maximum. "d" in minimum. i don't know what the categorical process is. hopefully i don't go to c because c is the hardened criminals of the female world, i guess. i don't seem to think i'm that. but i guess i'll find out. >> deanna collins, this is the first time that she's been in

the man held up the 24-hour pharmacy walgreens december 11th, demanding oxycodone.got away on a motorcycle leaving a bomb behind. police shut down the strip mall for hours until the bomb squad could safely remove the package which turned out not to be a bomb. police think the same thief hit wall green and rite aid in morgan hills. >> could be addicted to pain medicine, a dealer. we're not sure the reason why somebody would do this. we know that he's using the same method feigning to have a bomb which, in all three, turned out to be not. >> pharmacies across the country frequently report oxycodone deaths as addicts and dealers look to source the drugs. >>> sunnyvale, first, sounds of an explosion and a burglary interrupted. people near downtown reported a loud explosion around 8:00 last flight. turned out to be fireworks. at the same time police received a call about a home burglary two miles away on remmington drive and mary avenue. officers swarmed the neighborhood closing off streets and searching for the burglar. >> this is not the typical friday night here remmi

o'brien sold agents prescriptions for large quantities of medication including oxycodone and xanex. >> you come in and pay $200 and leave with a prescription in your hand and that is for controlled substances like oxy oxycodone and other methamphetamine. >> the u.s. attorney says that they screened the patients and took what the pair referred to as co-pays, the $200 for the prescription. and o'brien was known to accept sexual favors for prescriptions and made such an offer to a female fbi agent. >> she posed as a prescription drug seeker and told her he would give her an increased quantity of prescription if she would perform oral sex on him. >> now the federal government estimates that o'brien took in close to $2 million in a single year operating this cash only operation, today however, he told the judge he cannot afford an attorney the judge didn't believe him. he is held in federal custody until he gets an attorney and he'll have another hearing next week. live in center city, i'm sara bloomquist channel 6 "action news." >>> the man accused of killing one pennsylvania state troope

authorities say 59,000 oxycodone pills were bought using forged prescriptions. the attorney general says the prescription drug problem is hurting pennsylvania's children. >> they get the pills from their parents medicine cabinets go to a pill party, put them in a hat. no one knows what they're taking and then they're hooked on oxycodone. >> officials say the drug ring operated in 44 counties across the state. >>> from our delaware bureau a library in new casting county got a helping hand from some inmates as part of the prison system's work release program. inmates helped the library set up for their annual sale by moving more than 60,000 books into the local fire hall. the library calls it a win-win. >> we feed them at the end of the shift, we encourage them to take some books back so they get something out of it as well. >> the book sale starts tomorrow and runs through sunday. >>> a school in camden county is hoping to inspire the next generation of doctors. today the director of the virtua medical school and talked to students about working in the hospital.

he claimed to have a bomb and demanded oxycodone. it happened last month and this month.all of the cases a so-called bomb turned out to be a dud. >> by having a bomb threat in addition to seeing a device and having it there is terrifying to the public. it is scary for our -- for our police department and it is dangerous. >> witnesses say the man had a raspy voice and wrinkled skin. he was wearing all black and left on a black sport motorcycle. >> warm weather and dangerous waves this weekend. there is a high surf advisory in affect where the large swells and the rip tides and what they call sneaker waves are expected. that could spell trouble as people flock to the beaches and enjoy record warmth. >> dan the storm you just mentioned was getting higher and higher wave heights. take a look now and the sea is churning. 16 feet well off into the pacific. waves as high as 25 feet. there is reason for concern it is in effect until sunday afternoon. the wave heights are 9 to 10 feet. they could wash over large walks and jetties and the rip current will be extra strong both satur

one raid in the two year long investigation attorney general kathleen cane says the operation sold oxycodone tonight 22 people are chargeed with running it. kane says the group used forged prescriptions and stolen information from physicians to rake in millions of dollars. >> 550 illegal scripts hit these streets. 59,000 pills hit the streets $1.7 million worth of oxycodone hit the streets. and affects our young the most. >> the investigation into this ring started two years ago when agents flagged a fake prescription. kane says pennsylvania is the fourth largest state in the country with prescription pill users and this one step is putting an end to that. >>> deadly police shooting in new jersey. one some are saying did not have to happen. >> the newly releaseed dash cam video from that night. what happened during this traffic stop that now the call for justice. >>> a husband is in jail accused of bulldozing his own home. may sound like a wild domestic dispute but it's not. why he tore home the down he shared with his wife. >> app officer find a little girl during a chaotic raid what he doe

police say, the man demanded oxycodone. and he told pharmacists he had a bomb.know who this man is. you are asked to contact mountain view police. oakland police are looking for the driver behind a suspected. deadly hit and run. it happened this morning at the intersection of 18th avenue and east 15th street. these pictures come from our helicopter partnership with abc 7. police say, a woman appeared to have been hit by a car as she crossed the steet. she was later pronounced dead at the hospital. authorities searched the area, but did not find any witnesses. if you have any information, you are asked to call oakland police. some of the finest wine in the world is coming back to california. the french laundry restaurant in yountville had about 300 thousand dollars of rare wine stolen on christmas day. now, 76 bottles have been recovered on the other side of the country. a wine collector in north carolina purchased the wine for as much as ten thousand dollars per bottle. local wine enthusiasts were glad to hear at least some of the wine was located. >>: i'm very

o'brien is charged with counts of distributing oxycodone in exchange for cash with no medical examination and they say he falsified patient records and offered to trade a sexual act for a prescription. >>> the lululemon store was burglarized overnight. police are looking for surveillance on this busy commercial street. the alarms on the building were not working because power had been out since tuesday's incidents. bricks from a neighboring building fell on to the store causing a 20 feet hole in the roof and injuring three women investigators believe that ice and wind caused the bricks to become loose. >> the winds are letting up and accuweather is predicting light snow for tonight. the clouds are building this noon after a cold start for the day. meteorologist david murphy is at the "action news" big board. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan already picking up a couple of light snow showers west of harrisburg this could die out before it makes it into reading and something you will want to keep your eye on. the main body of the precipitation is to the west and won't be here until this ev

his receptionist an bunch of pills like oxycodone and xanax big money makers. two ran a pill mill. they doctored records and charged patients hundreds of dollars out of pocket for refills and more than that, prosecutors say the doctor offered pills for sex. fox 29's dave kinchen is live in bucks county. i got to tell you this has the making avenue prime time drama here. >> reporter: it really does. the doctor and receptionist in federal court today for their initial appearance. both charged with conspiracy. the doctor facing 26 charges 26 counts of illegal distribution and the feds have been all over this. dr. william o'brien the third and his receptionist 29-year-old angela rage geo operateing a pill bill out of he brine's bustleton avenue office in northeast philadelphia the same place he was arrested this morning. >> all it was a pill mill. you come in, pay your money and leave with a prescription that you go and get pills. >> they allege o'brien a doctor wrote prescriptions for oxycodone and san knack without giving examinations charging $250 cash for the first appointment and

agents prescriptions for dangerous, addictive drugs $200 bought a prescription pour a large amount of oxycodone or xanex. >> we see physicians writing prescriptions for these dangerous and addicting drugs. they right them in exchange for cash. >> they allege that dr. o'brien falsified medical records to make it seem like they received examinations and medical treatment when in fact they did not. >> they screened customers and took what the pair referred to as co-pays for the prescriptions. and dr. brian is accused of offering sexual favors tore prescriptions. and made the offer to a female fbi agent. >> she posed as a prescription drug seeker and o'brien told her he would give her an increased quantity of prescription if she would perform oral sex on him. >> the federal government estimates dr. o'brien took in close to $2 million in one year alone, operating this cash only operation and he told the judge today that he couldn't afford an attorney the judge had a hard time believing that and he has to get an attorney pending a hearing next week. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> th

friedman and his 77-year-old receptionist were arrested for writing prescriptions for oxy oxycodone for patients they never examined. both are due in court next week. >>> vice president joe biden arrived in philadelphia to address house democrats during the annual policy meeting, this one day after president obama gave a pep talk at the same forum in society hill. now vernon odom is live with more. >> reporter: as this democratic confab wraps up the vice president was here to give a lecture and pep talk to leaders that ran away from what the white house accomplished and got trounced by the gop in the midterm election despite the dramatically improving economy. >> mark my words the republican party is going to try to claim this resurgence and they will misrepresent that it was because of quote, policies that they supported. as paul ryan we learned, the word it's a bunch of malarky, absolute malarky. >> reporter: the vice president told the small gathering to embrace what the obama administration has done policy wise over the last six yours and get ready for the 2016 race to try to win ba

he claimed to have a bomb and demanded oxycodone. it happened last month and this month. in all of the cases a so-called bomb turned out to be a dud. >> by having a bomb threat in addition to seeing a device and having it there is terrifying to the public. it is scary for our -- for our police department and it is dangerous. >> witnesses say the man had a raspy voice and wrinkled skin. he was wearing all black and left on a black sport motorcycle. >> warm weather and dangerous waves this weekend. there is a high surf advisory in affect where the large swells and the rip tides and what they call sneaker waves are expected. that could spell trouble as people flock to the beaches and enjoy record warmth. >> dan the storm you just mentioned was getting higher and higher wave heights. take a look now and the sea is churning. 16 feet well off into the pacific. waves as high as 25 feet. there is reason for concern it is in effect until sunday afternoon. the wave heights are 9 to 10 feet. they could wash over large walks and jetties and the rip current will be extra strong both s

it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs.

he claimed to have a bomb and demanded oxycodone. it happened last month and this month. in all of the cases a so-called bomb turned out to be a dud. >> by having a bomb threat in addition to seeing a device and having it there is terrifying to the public. it is scary for our -- for our police department and it is dangerous. >> witnesses say the man had a raspy voice and wrinkled skin. he was wearing all black and left on a black sport motorcycle. >> warm weather and dangerous waves this weekend. there is a high surf advisory in affect where the large swells and the rip tides and what they call sneaker waves are expected. that could spell trouble as people flock to the beaches and enjoy record warmth. >> dan the storm you just mentioned was getting higher and higher wave heights. take a look now and the sea is churning. 16 feet well off into the pacific. waves as high as 25 feet. there is reason for concern it is in effect until sunday afternoon. the wave heights are 9 to 10 feet. they could wash over large walks and jetties and the rip current will be extra strong both s

instead of robbing by gunpoint investigators tell this man the pharmacist has a bomb and demand oxycodonee first robbery happened december 12th at walgreens in mountain view. the second at wallgreen's and rite-aid in morgan hill. in two cases the bomb squad was called to investigate the packages he left behind. both were deemed harmless. >> the company that produces the inflight shopping catalog declared bankruptcy. sky mall has been around for 30 years in the seat back pocket. but our iphones, ipads, kendallsels and other, the sky mall has taken a back seat. >> the bat kid documentary we have been telling you about as a big fan. roberts and her production company has just closed the deal to adapt the documentary into a feature film. it would depict how san francisco became goth am city for a day to grant the wish after 5-year-old leukemia patient. documentary directed by former colleagues debuting this weekend at slam dance film festival in utah. >> it's a good film. >> they were described as clash and flash. the olympic duo. coming up next. >>> on our 6:00 newscast the regulation that m

parents and put them into a hat, and they don't know what they are taking and they are hooked on oxycodone and they can't afford them any longer and they turn to heroin. >> kane went on to say that 14 of the 16 counties were part of the rack the. >>> a woman from bucks county is accused of stealing three credit card numbers from dunkin' donuts customers, police claim she stole the cards after they were swiped, and she would reach for the receipt and do a second swipe, she ran up 800 there's on a debit card for just one victim. >>> a vigil is going to be held at 7:30 for the baby set on fire by her mother and killed. she was formerly charged with murder yesterday and prosecutors say she gave birth on friday and doused her with wd 40 and set her on fire in pemberton township. >>> a paterson new jersey man is facing charges in delaware after police say they found 15,000 bags of heroin in his car during a traffic stop. they pulled off devon tucker yesterday and noticed a marijuana odor coming from the car and he turned over a plastic bag of pot from the center console, but during a search they

police say they also found marijuana, company cake and oxycodone drug paraphernalia and cash.hey've arrested those four. >>> well respected philadelphia homicide deck is now -- detective facing criminal charges. grand jury investigation found detective ronald dove tampered with evidence and helped a woman he was involved with run from police. investigators say erika sanchez stabbed cesar vera to death outside a nightclub back in september of 2013. the da's officer says not only did dove help her cover it up, he hid her from police and actually took her on vacation. >> two weeks after the murder, dove returned to new york state. not to bring the suspect in as would have have been his duty but to take her and a little vacation. they spent the weekend at niagara falls. touring the sights and taking pictures. >> police say the murder weapon is nowhere to be found. and her car the da says dove cleaned it and then hid it. so now investigators are looking into whether he covered up any on the crimes. we'll have much more on that coming up to in it at 10:00 o'clock. >>> well drastic t

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. >>> police in the south bay are searching for a man who they say uses a bomb threat to steal oxycodone and other prescription drugs. the man hit three pharmacies since december 12, the walgreen's in mountain view, and a walgreen's and rite aid in morgan hill. for more than a month now, police have been looking for the man seen in this surveillance video. back in december, investigators say he came into this walgreen's on east el camino real in mountain view and demanded drugs. two weeks later, he hit again, wearing a helmet as he robbed a morgan hill walgreen's. then, on the 11th of this month, police say the suspect robbed this rite aid, also in morgan hill. in two of the thefts, he left a bag that he said held a bomb. >> somebody that's desperate enough to come in and threaten a bomb for narcotics definitely needs help. >> the suspect is described as a white man in his fifties, between 5' 11 and 6' 2 with a rampy voice. he usually wears a black motorcycle jacket with reflective stripes, sunglasses and a ski mask. in all of the cases, police say he got away on a motorcycle. >>> new at

surrendered to authorities today, they are accused of providing prescriptions for painkillers including oxycodone without medical examination. in one instance they found a script, taped on the office door. >>> mitt romney ended weeks of speculation today former massachusetts governor announced he will not make another run for the the white house. romney announce that had decision on a private phone call to supporters and staff. he said that while he believes he can win the republican nomination again in 2016 another candidate might be better able to defeat the the democratic nominee. this decision sets off a fury to nab romney's donors. >> it is just one less person to choose from the way i look ate, mitt romney has a lot to offer the the country and the republican party but there are other people out there too. i want to try to be one of those. >> meantime, democrats meeting with vice-president joe biden in philadelphia, today reacted to romney's announcement. the vice-president spoke to the house democratic caucus in society hill a day after president obama spoke to the same party leaders. hous

identities of more than 100 pennsylvania doctors and they allegedly forged principleses for 159,000 oxycodone pills and raked in over a million dollars, 15 counties were impacted by the ring and issued a warning to the dealers. >> we'll find you and find your network and dismantle you and you will go to jail. >> four of the 22 suspects are currently in custody and authorities have active arrest warrants for the rest of them. >>> a paterson new jersey man is facing charges in delaware after police found 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car during a traffic stop. troopers pulled over 32-year-old devon tucker for speeding in milton yesterday and the trooper noticed the marijuana odor coming from the car and tucker allegedly turned over a plastic bag with 3 ounces of pot from the center console and during an ensuing search they found 15,000 wax paper baggy of heroin worth $150,000. tucker is held on $122,000 bail. the coverage of these drug busts continues at 6abc.com. you can find out more about the statewide investigation and see the details about the nearly 2 dozen suspects in the case. >> the

she's trained to find all the different forms of cocaine, meth, heroin and oxycodone. >> she's goingo be off her leash and i'm going to let her do her thing. >> she's a big puppy. >> i think a lot of this job is going to be presence, just the inmates knowing that this dog is here and that we will be out looking for the drugs. i think we will deter it a good bit. >> whether directly or indirectly, drugs have led to the incarceration of many of the inmates at the county jail. >> my drug of choice is crack. >> i've been charged with two robberies. i have no recollections whatsoever of doing these crimes. all i remember is leaving a crack house, waking up in a field. that's it. >> teach caponi's troubles didn't end there. in jail, he was extorting other inmates he says were child molesters. he would threaten them with violence if they didn't put money on his books. >> for one, it was $40 a week, from the second one it was about $80 a week. >> the hustle landed caponi in confinement. he says he's enjoyed the solitude. but after nine months is ready for a change. >> i would like to be in p

it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs.

it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all relatedm. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs.

they used those identities to forge prescriptions for oxycodone raking in $1.7 million, four of the 22 suspects are now in custody. >>> the the sale of the revel casino will move forward despite a plea from the tenants to put them on hold. several restaurants and nightclub and pur plant said it could be wiped out if a 95 million-dollar sale goes through, with a florida developer. the judge says, well, they won't take a hit but revel and the city would if things do not move forward. developer glenn straub has threatened to walk away from the deal if the judge, ruled against him. >>> still a ahead a reason to get up and move around during the the day. >>> plus these adorable cousins have quite a bit in common, their moms are sisters who happened to give birth hours apart today, we will hear from the excited families. >>> the deflate gate controversy, is inflating tonight, it turns out colts have a accused the patriots of playing with partially deflated footballs in the past ducis rodgers has that story in sports. >>> right now fire fighters are trying to put out a massive fire, hundreds

your hand and that prescription would be for some very dangerous controlled substances especially oxycodone and other amphetamines. >> reporter: prosecutors say the operation saw ten patients an hour and that the the doctor and his receptionist angela rogeron who is accused in the pill mill took in two million-dollar. >>> man accused of killing a pennsylvania state trooper says he is not guilty. eric frein made that plea at his video arraignment from the pike county jail. prosecutors say the 31 year-old ambushed and killed corporal brian dickson and shot trooper alex douglass back in september. a 48 day manhunt in the pocono mountains finally led to frein's capture october 30th. prosecutors want the death penalty. >>> 4:07 is the time. police in ridley township are looking for two men that went on a shopping spree with stolen credit card. authorities the say the suspects smashed the windows, removed property from two lock cars in front of the planet fitness in ridley. they then used the stolen credit card in target and at the springfield mall. police are reminding people to lock stuff in th

your hand and that prescription would be for some very dangerous controlled substances especially oxycodone and other amphetamines amphetamines. >> reporter: san knack in the mix for hundreds of clients and one of them turn out to be a female undercover fbi agent who even allegedly proposition on video tape. >> o'brien told her he would give her an increased quantity of prescription and a type of prescription if she would perform oral sex on him. report roar prosecutors say the operation saw 10 patients an hour and cleaned up. >> even if you take a 48 hour -- 48 week year you're still looking at $1.8 million. >> reporter: despite those illegal earnings the doctor told the judge he could not afford an attorney. >> certainly that amount of cash that you're generateing there should be assets there so the judge actually obviously took exemption to that particular remark. >> reporter: fox 29 learned doctor o'brien's old medical firm filed for bankruptcy in 2010 according to the philadelphia business journal. sources say the pill mill was developed sometime later. for her part the government says

pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane says the operation sold oxycodone in 44 counties array cross street. prosecutors charged 22 people. investigators say the group used forged prescriptions and stolen information from physicians to rake in millions of dollars. >>> and court documents just out show a grand jury says there's residential grounds to charge attorney general kathleen kane with perjury and other charges including obstruction in an investigation in november. now kane admitted that an investigation was delving into leaks of secret grand jury material in another case. >>> investigators say a routine traffic stop in delaware leads to a major drug bust. 32-year-old duvon tucker is now in jail on drug related charges. troopers pulled him over for speeding. they say he had marijuana and over 14,000 bags of heroin in his trunk. the street value of all of that $150,000. >>> the saga of the revel casino hotel continues tonight. one side is happy. one side not so much. a judge is letting the sale of revel proceed and its tenants are not happy at all. they wanted the judge to put t

mom and pop drugstores targeted by a ring of masked gunmen looking for oxycodone looking for percocet, looking for cash. >> it seems like there's organized i want to say group that know exactly what they're doing. they're very methodical. they have knowledge of the drugs, and they are quick and good at what they're doing. >> reporter: now, before they make their move they go in and case the stores check out the security cameras, figure out where the drugs may be. and then with military-like precision, they walk into the store guns drawn jump the counter and then they get busy. >> the director of the group who had the gun, he was ordering the pharmacist around, and don't call the police. if you do you'll get shot. >> reporter: now, these robbers go to great lengths to disguise their appearance, ski masks hoods, gloves. but look close at the shoes one of them is wearing. it's green. it's white. it's black. it's very distinctive. it could be a telltale clue. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from a clerk who was inside one of those drugstores when it all went down. she saw the gun. she got m