GUARD CHARGED IN DRUG SALES

A Magnolia school crossing guard was arrested and charged with selling
cocaine on three occasions to an undercover officer while in uniform
and helping children from St. Gregory's Parochial School across a busy
intersection. Susan Uhler, 39, of the 100 block of Evesham Avenue in
Magnolia, was arrested about 5 p.m. Thursday at her crossing station
at White Horse Pike and Evesham Avenue, said John Hagerty, a state
police spokesman.

She was charged with possession and distribution of cocaine and was
being held in the Camden County Jail on $40,000 bail.Hagerty said
state police detectives from the Narcotics and Organized Crime South
Unit in Bellmawr learned of Uhler's alleged drug-dealing while
conducting an independent investigation last month.

On Dec. 22, an undercover detective approached Uhler at her crossing
guard station, struck up a conversation with her, and purchased three
bags of powdered cocaine for $20, Hagerty said. Authorities said the
trooper made a similar purchase for the same amount from Uhler on
Monday. Two days later, investigators said the undercover detective
bought a quarter-ounce of cocaine for $210.