Fire Marshal Arrested On Medication Suspicion
Trollinger Exceeds By Five Tablets State Limits
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Marc Trollinger, Lowell fire marshal and chief of the Hickory Creek Volunteer Fire Department, bought four packages of allergy medicine between Dec. 14 and Jan. 9, police say.
Each of the packages contained 2.4 grams of pseudoephedrine, a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine.
It was the fourth package, bought at Lowell Pharmacy, that pushed Trollinger, 37, over the 9 grams per month limit mandated by law and led to his misdemeanor arrest, according to a police report.
The report stated the fourth purchase also set off an alert in the LeadsOnlabs database, which tracks sales of products containing pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine is a precursor drug in manufacturing methamphetamine.
Customers who buy products with pseudoephedrine have to provide identification. That information ...
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MJHooks says...
I sure hope there is more to this story than is published here or it is down right crazy!
February 6, 2010 at 7:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sangfroid says...
This is total nonsense. If anyone reading has allergies like I do, they would understand. I don't use them but I certainly could see why somebody would.
This will tarnish the reputation of this man and it's not right.
It shouldn't have happened and it shouldn't have been published.
February 6, 2010 at 8:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ajm says...
That looks like the manufacturers recommended dosage during that time period. STUPID lawmakers! Meth lab operators couldn't do business with that small amount & they would buy generics I suspect. Marc is well known in the community & certainly doesn't fit the "profile" of a lawbreaker. I hope it is thrown out quickly & some changes are made.
February 6, 2010 at 10:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BART11 says...
What I can't understand, is why the fire department marshall was purchasing the medication at different locales? I know that isn't a crime, but don't we generally purchase our medication at one retail store? That is what caused suspicion.
ajm: What is the profile of a lawbreaker?
Remember a local news anchor and his oxycontin purchases got him in hot water? These laws are in place for a reason and he should have known them. He paid his dues, got well and moved on.
Everyone should be treated fairly under the law no matter how well 'known' they are and their 'position'.
February 6, 2010 at 11:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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