ACCORDING TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, A WOMAN WHO WORKS AS A SANTA CRUZ DRUG REHAB COUNSELOR HAS A SIDE JOB – SELLING HEROIN. 33-YEAR-OLD KIRSTIN DEMPSEY WAS ARRESTED AT 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY FOR SELLING DRUGS OUT OF HER SANTA CRUZ HOME ON THE 3400 BLOCK OF KENILWORTH LANE. WHILE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT, DEPUTIES ALLEGEDLY FOUND HEROIN, PACKAGING MATERIALS, CASH AND OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO THE SALE OF HEROIN. DEMPSEY WORKS AS A COUNSELOR AT ALTO COUNSELING CENTER, AN OUTPATIENT SERVICE CENTER OFFERING REHAB TREATMENTS FOR ALCOHOLICS AND DRUG ADDICTS.
THE CENTER HAS TWO LOCATIONS, ONE AT 740 FRONT STREET IN SANTA CRUZ WHERE DEMPSEY WORKS, AND ANOTHER AT 18 ALEXANDER STREET IN WATSONVILLE.
