Crime & Safety

Narragansett High Nurse Suspended After Heroin Charge

Lynn Magnusen, 52, of Charlestown was charged with heroin possession in March.

A Narragansett High School nurse was suspended after she was charged with heroin possession last month.

Lynn Magnusen, 52, of Charlestown, was found unconscious in her car outside of Rippy’s Liquor & Marketplace in Charlestown March 13, according to WPRI.com. Police said they found heroin, syringes, and a crack pipe in the vehicle.

Magnusen was suspended from her job, and the state Department of Health suspended her license, WPRI reported.

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