Distinguished Lecture Series–Opiate Crisis: Professional and Personal Experiences
ABOUT EVENT
On September 28, 2017, the Police Institute is excited to welcome Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, and Shelly Lowe, Program Development Specialist for the New Jersey State Police, as our next Distinguished Lecturers. Colonel Fuentes and Ms. Lowe will lead a discussion titled “Opiate Crisis: Professional and Personal Experiences.”
This Distinguished Lecture Series event will speak to and answer questions about the opiate crisis in New Jersey with a focus on heroin. Colonel Fuentes will provide information on the role of the New Jersey State Police in the war on opioids, the path of heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), and its impact on communities and law enforcement. Colonel Fuentes is approaching his 40th year of enlisted service to the State as a New Jersey State Trooper, fourteen of those years serving as the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.
“The darkweb and the use of cryptocurrencies presents extraordinary
challenges to American law enforcement in their efforts to stem the illicit
sale of drugs, weapons and other contraband. It has brought about a
new definition of the term “lone wolf,” as being one who engages in
dangerous illicit activity without affiliation to a criminal network,”Colonel Fuentes said.
Shelly Lowe will provide her personal perspective on “it’s not just a disease.” Shelly Lowe was born and raised in Lakehurst, New Jersey. She and her husband Adam raised three children: Adam Jr. (27), Amber (24) and Austin (22). Adam Jr.’s life ended November 28, 2016 by snorting heroin laced with fentanyl.
“Heroin is the game changer, and IMF is the game ender,”
Ms. Lowe said. “[It’s] time to change our game, or continue to watch
our loved ones, and those of others, die.”
The event will be held at:
Scholarly Communications Center of Alexander Library
September 28, 2017, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/scc
Free parking will be available. Visitors may park in Rutgers Parking Lots 26, 30 and College Avenue Deck without permits. Special event parking and special event permits are only for visitors to the University which does not include free metered parking. Faculty, Staff, and Students must park only in lots they are authorized to park in.
This link provides maps with the locations of these parking lots: http://rumaps.rutgers.edu/lots
Please RSVP to tiger.li@rutgers.edu
Pizza will be served prior to the lecture. We look forward to seeing you on September 28th!
EVENT SPEAKERS
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Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police
Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes
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Program Development Specialist for the New Jersey State Police
Shelly Lowe
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