Nearby: Oklahoma Man Paid to Forge Doctor Signatures for Pills

Police said a man flew to the Moon Township area to obtain painkillers with fake prescriptions.

An Oklahoma man obtained more than 800 prescribed painkiller pills after a scheme to forge prescriptions from Pittsburgh-area physicians, Moon Township Police said. Rolfe Jensen, 40, of Broken Arrow, OK, faces a preliminary hearing Dec. 18 in Coraopolis District Court on charges he was paid to pass fake prescriptions at area pharmacies, including one in Moon Township, to obtain the drug Lortab. A hearing on Tuesday was postponed. Police said Jensen flew from Oklahoma to the Moon area for the operation.  On Sept. 8, police received a complaint from pharmacists at Super Kmart in Moon Township, claiming a man named Terrance Walker attempted to pass a fraudulent prescription for the painkilling drug, said Officer Jonathan Fry in a complaint.  …

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Get Out: 5K, a Food Drive and QV Homecoming

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It's Thursday and you have no idea what you'll do this weekend. Sewickley Patch has 10 ways to get you out and about.   QUAKER VALLEY HOMECOMING SPORTS When/Where: Various sporting events take place from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 625 Beaver St. Sewickley, PA. Why Go: Quaker Valley’s Homecoming celebration will include plenty of activities such as a basketball shootout, or attend soccer and football match-ups throughout the day. The varsity football game begins at 7:30 p.m. and includes the final crowning of the homecoming queen. Price: Free.   5K HEART AND SOLE RUN When/Where: 7 to 8:15 a.m. Saturday for open registration at the War Memorial Park entrance. Race begins at 8:30 a.m. Why Go: This run/walkwinds through Sewickley's …

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