True or false: The councilwoman is too sweet to be an addict!
Alcoholic Myth-of-the-Month: She's too sweet.
"She couldn't possibly be an addict -- she's a councilperson, a successful mom, has a decent job and donates much of her time to charitable causes.â€
So the thinking seems to have gone in the heads of countless friends and acquaintances of Burbank, California City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy, 47, one of the town's most popular politicians and a favorite of law enforcement, arrested on charges of cocaine possession and child endangerment. Detectives said an 18-month investigation of the Vineland Boyz street gang led them to Murphy's long-time boyfriend, Scott Schaffer, 51, who was arrested on drug and weapons charges, after meth, cocaine, nine handguns and a large amount of ammunition were found at his home. ...
