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[Definitie:] "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance."
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2 9 - 1 0 - 2 0 0 5 Officer accused of selling steroids
By RANDY GRIFFITH A part-time police officer was arrested on charges of dealing illegal steroids he ordered from overseas. Brock J. Hendrickson, 28, of Sixth Street in South Fork is accused of obtaining the drugs over the Internet and selling them to a police informant working for the Cambria County Drug Task Force. Hendrickson has been a Summerhill Township police officer since 1998, Chief Paul Bonfanti said. Investigators said they have not encountered the problem previously in Cambria County. “It is the first incidence of this type that I know of,” Detective Kevin Price said from District Attorney David J. Tulowitzki’s office. Price is drug task force field supervisor. Detectives intercepted a package of steroids that was sent to a South Fork area address, the task force press release said. The task force traced the drugs to Hendrickson and set up a purchase by the informant, Price said. Further investigation showed Hendrickson ordered steroid pills from Serbia, paid by wire and had them shipped to various locations throughout the Mainline area, police said. Hendrickson was arraigned Thursday before District Judge Mary Ann Zanghi and released on $5,000 unsecured bail. Hendrickson immediately was placed on temporary suspension from the Summerhill Township force, Bonfanti said. Township supervisors are expected to make the suspension official at their meeting Tuesday, Supervisor Hap Evancic said. Bonfanti said he was surprised to learn his officer was being charged, noting Hendrickson never has had any problems in the past. “It’s a bad situation anytime a policeman breaks the law,” Bonfanti said. “Unfortunately, policemen are human just like everybody else. Unfortunately, sometimes policemen succumb to the same hazards that the rest of society succumbs to.” A large, powerful physique can help police deal with offenders, but that’s no excuse for using illegal drugs, Bonfanti said. |
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