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Fighting the meth epidemic one neighborhood at a time
08:04 PM PST on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
They call her "Agent Pink."
Evening Magazine
Susan York, a.k.a. Agent Pink
Really, she's super-mom Susan York, who has been teaming up with police for years to take on the meth epidemic one neighborhood - and user - at a time.
Susan has helped shut down dozens of meth houses all across the state. But it's all come at a huge personal price.
"It cost me my marriage," she says, "and it nearly cost me my life."
We first met Susan in 2001 when she was living across the street from a drug house.
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"All of a sudden I noticed 120 cars in a weekend would come by," she says, "and they were not coming for dinner."
Susan complained about the police. They'd make arrests, but they couldn't shut down the house.
"I just feel like I'm fighting a losing battle," Susan said in 2001. "I found out early on that law enforcement had their hands tied."
So Susan began to pitch it. She became the ultimate nosy neighbor. She'd document license plates and suspicious visitors. She'd find the specific information police needed to move in on suspected dealers.
"It was a nightmare," says Susan. "This went on for 858 days and I thought, 'OK, I'm probably living this, going through this, for a reason.'"
Today, as executive director of Lead-On America, Susan teaches neighborhoods how to work with police to shut down drug houses.
Watch the video to see as Susan follows police on their monthly round-up of Snohomish County's most wanted.
This is a mission Susan is taking on. Once a victim, now Susan will settle for nothing less than victory.








