Crime & Safety

Cape Cod Teen, Parents Ran Heroin Ring: Police

Noella Johnson and her parents—Lisa and Michael—were arrested during a raid Wednesday at their Yarmouth home.

A Cape Cod teenager and her parents ran a heroin ring out of their Yarmouth home, police said.

Noelle Johnson, 19, and her parents—Lisa, 43, and Michael, 44—were charged with drug distribution and conspiracy after police raided their 9 Vacation Ave. home. Police said they found heroin and distribution materials in Noelle’s and her parents’ bedrooms.

Police provided a photo of the home:

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Police also raided the home last week and arrested Jeffrey Laurie, 26, on heroin dealing charges:

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The arrests come in the midst of a heroin “epidemic” on the Cape; in Yarmouth alone, three people died of heroin overdoses this month, according to the Cape Cod Times.

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