Tag: michael kochis

Opioids in Alexandria Part 6: Justice in the midst of crisis

By Alexa Epitropoulos and Missy Schrott | [email protected] Before the opioid epidemic reached a fever pitch in 2015, the Alexandria Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney...

Alexandria police arrest two men implicated in heroin trafficking

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]  Two men have been arrested for suspected roles in a heroin trafficking network following a two-year narcotics investigation, according to...

Opioids in Alexandria Part 5: What makes the drugs dangerous and...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Lieutenant Michael Kochis, commander of the Alexandria Police Department’s vice and narcotics section, said the feeling of addiction withdrawal from...

Opioids in Alexandria Part 1: Two-year surge has city responders working...

By James Cullum | [email protected] Alexandria is feeling the potent effects of the national opioid epidemic, with a sharp increase in the past two years...