SPANOS TREATED FOR COCAINE HABIT, POLICE REPORT SAYS.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer Just 2-1/2 hours before she disappeared for almost two days last week, Burbank Councilwoman Susan Spanos was checked into an Anaheim hospital to be treated for cocaine cocaine (kōkān`, kō`kān), alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that, in addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police reports released Thursday. The Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. made the reports available for review under the provisions of the California Public Records Act. The reports were written by employees of the Anaheim Police Department, but Burbank police were called in to help with the missing person investigation. In the report, Anaheim police Cadet Jonathon Bailey wrote that Ted Spanos reported his wife missing at 9 p.m. Jan. 12. ``Ted said Susan had a history of drug abuse and is addicted ad·dict·ed adj. 1. Physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. 2. Compulsively or habitually involved in a practice or behavior, such as gambling. to cocaine,'' Bailey wrote in the report. ``He checked Susan into Western Medical Center for substance abuse.'' Neither Susan Spanos nor her husband could be reached for comment Thursday. Ted Spanos had checked his wife into the Western Medical Center in Anaheim at 6:30 p.m. that same night, Bailey wrote. But just a few hours later, center officials called him to say that Susan Spanos had left the facility, according to the report. A hospital official, Mike Burton For the American swimmer Mike Burton, please see here. Mike Burton (born 18 December 1945) is a former English rugby union footballer who played prop forward for Gloucester R.F.C. and England national rugby union team. , told Bailey that Susan Spanos had left the site. ``He told me Susan is capable of taking care of herself and she was in normal mental condition the last time he saw her,'' Bailey wrote in the report. On Jan. 14, some 40 hours after Ted Spanos reported her missing, Susan Spanos called him from a motel and said she had arranged to be transported back to the hospital, according to a follow-up police report. On Jan. 15, Ted Spanos released a statement saying Susan Spanos was at a medical facility for treatment of ``extreme stress, severe depression and related medical complications,'' and was expected to stay there for four weeks. A receptionist at the Western Medical Center said Spanos was discharged Monday. Other officials at the center could not be reached for comment. Spanos, 33, was the youngest person ever elected to the Burbank City Council when she won her seat in 1993. She is not seeking re-election in April. Spanos has not attended a council meeting since Dec. 11. On Tuesday, the Burbank City Council will discuss asking the city attorney for an opinion on whether the City Charter or state law give them the power to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. Spanos' seat if she misses meetings over a period of 60 consecutive days. The last year has been tumultuous for Spanos. In May, her council colleagues passed her over for the ceremonial position of mayor. In July, she filed a civil lawsuit against Burbank Leader columnist columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. Will Rogers, accusing him of sexual battery during a late-night interview in his car. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. District Attorney's office declined to press charges against Rogers earlier in the year when Spanos brought her claims to the Burbank Police Department. Rogers has denied Spanos' allegations. Before she made the allegations, Rogers had written a series of columns in which Spanos was criticized for her performance as a councilwoman. Last week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory O'Brien ordered Spanos to pay $2,750 in sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: |
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