WOMAN WHO PROMOTED DRUG TESTING IN SCHOOLS INDICTED ON HEROIN CHARGES

A Norwalk woman who promoted drug testing in Norwalk City Schools has
been indicted for selling heroin.

A Huron County grand jury on Friday indicted Stephanie L. Broz, 22,
of 154 W. Main St., Apt. C1, on three counts of trafficking in heroin
and one charge of possession of heroin. She had been arrested June 5
during a traffic stop on Benedict Avenue. Officers located a
significant amount of suspected heroin in Broz's possession.

The arrest came pursuant to two Norwalk Municipal Court warrants,
which were for trafficking in heroin.

"She admitted selling in the Norwalk area," Norwalk Police Detective
Sgt. Todd Temple said at the time of her arrest.

The arrest was part of a METRICH investigation. Huron County
Sheriff's Capt. Robert McLaughlin and Erie County Sheriff's Sgt.
Robert Lippert also assisted with the investigation.

Following the arrest, Temple said the current investigation of Broz
was "about a week old" but added officers had been investigating her
for about a year.

Temple said Broz's supplier was from Columbus. "There's an active
investigation in Columbus, too," Temple said.

Following the arrest, Broz's then-2-month-old child was removed from
the home and placed with Huron County Children Services.

Broz's speaking at Norwalk school board meetings was not honest,
according to what she told officers in June.

"She told officers she talked about the drug testing to take the
pressure off or to avert attention (from her)," Temple said. "She
said it was a scam."