patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Drug Dealing

Monday, December 10, 2012

Former Central Catholic Counselor Waives Hearing on Drug Charges

Kelly Scherer, 36, is out of jail but is accused of selling heroin to an undercover cop.

A former Central Catholic High School guidance counselor is out of jail and has waived a preliminary hearing on heroin-related charges. Last week, Kelly Scherer, 36, waived a preliminary hearing on charges of conspiracy; two counts of intent to possess a controlled substance; and four counts of manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance before District Justice Thomas Caulfield. Forest Hills police are accusing Scherer of dealing heroin and selling it to an undercover police officer from her Sumner Avenue apartment. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Forest Hills Police Department, Scherer was being investigated back in 2011. A neighbor tipped off police, saying he suspected Scherer was dealing drugs from her …

Friday, November 30, 2012

Central Catholic Counselor Busted in Forest Hills for Selling Heroin

Forest Hills police have arrested Kelly Scherer, 36.

Central Catholic High School's guidance counselor is being accused of selling heroin from her Forest Hills apartment. Forest Hills police have charged Kelly Scherer, 36, with conspiracy, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of possession with the intent to deliver and two counts of prohibited acts. According to KDKA, Scherer, the counselor at the Oakland private school, is accused of dealing heroin and selling it to an undercover police officer. According to WPXI, police found about 150 needles and at least 50 stamp bags of suspected heroin in her Sumner Avenue apartment at the time of her arrest. A statement released from Central Catholic said Scherer had been suspended due to "unsatisfactory job performance" and…

Got a Hot Tip?