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Roseville Police Seize 41 Grams of Meth

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Roseville police seized 41 grams of meth and arrested three people during an undercover drug operation this week.

Department spokeswoman Dee Dee Gunther said one of the suspects agreed to sell an ounce of the drug and met with an undercover officer at 1:07 p.m. Tuesday.

Derek Alexander Hooks, 37, of Sacramento was taken into custody on suspicion of possession and transportation of the drug for sale and of conspiracy, Gunther said.

Two other people police believe to be working with Hooks were arrested nearby on suspicion of possessing meth for sale and of conspiracy, she said. They were identified as Giovani Perez, 23, and Sonja Lynn Bailey, 43, both of Sacramento.

Hooks and Perez were held in the Placer County jail in Auburn on $250,000 bail. Bailey was released after posting $15,000 in bail.

Gunther said more than $1,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia also were seized when the arrests were made. The 41 grams of methamphetamine, or 1.4 ounces, had an estimated street value of $1,700, she said.

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Child Death Meth-Related

Friday, August 8th, 2008

A Sacramento woman has been arrested in the death of her 2-month-old daughter, who ingested a toxic dose of meth through breast milk, authorities said.

A Sacramento County deputy coroner’s report concluded that Olivia Rose Dipinto died on Jan. 1 of “acute methamphetamine intoxication.” The manner of death was ruled an accident.

Her mother, Maureen Hoffart, 45, was arrested on suspicion of endangering the life or health of a child and was being held without bail in Sacramento County jail.

That January morning, firefighters found the baby dead after responding to a medical aid call in the 2500 block of 38th Avenue, Sgt. Matt Young said. The infant’s body was turned over to the Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.

Coroner’s spokesman Ed Smith said it’s apparent that the mother took methamphetamine shortly before breast-feeding her child. “The child ingested a lethal dose of the drug,” Smith said.

Young said the infant’s twin sibling has been taken into protective custody.

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