If we know someone who sells drugs but we don't want to get in trouble, do we tell?

From a student:

"If we know someone who sells drugs but we don't want to get in trouble, do we tell?"

Yes. If you think about it, when people are selling drugs like this, regardless of who it is or what drugs they are, the substances are bound to end up in the wrong hands and someone could get hurt. Maybe the person selling them knows everything about the drugs and can use them safely, but they could sell them to someone who has a younger brother or sister that takes them and has an overdose...Would you wish you would have done something? It's only a matter of time before something like this will happen.

I completely understand the idea that you do not want to get in trouble for turning someone in, so I talked to Officer Skaggs about this last night and he informed me there are many ways for teenagers to give the police information to catch people with drugs and your name will never be mentioned. You would be what they call a "Confidential Informant", which means they will protect your identity in each case.

To do this, you could pick up a form from the police station and fill it out giving the police license plate numbers, names, etc concerning the person selling the drugs and you do not have to put your name on it anywhere!

Or you could call the Clay City Police Station at 812-939-2311 and leave a message and phone number for someone to call you back.

Another option would be to email Terry Skaggs at Skaggst@claycountyin.gov

If you want to speak with a certain police officer directly, call the Clay County Sheriff Department at 812-446-2535 and press 5, and then you can give the specific name of an officer and it will direct you to their cell phone.