Detroit Area Cop Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

HIGHLAND PARK, MI — A Metro Detroit police detective and her co-conspirator face federal charges after investigators accused them of distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin, U.S. attorneys said this week.

Tiffany Lipkovitch, 45, and Amber Bellamy, 38, both of Detroit, are charged with distribution and conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Lipkovitch is a detective with the Highland Park Police Department, where she has been a police officer since 2011.

“These charges affirm our office’s commitment to hold all individuals accountable for the distribution of dangerous drugs like heroin and fentanyl," Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin said. “While the vast majority of our police officers work honorably and faithfully to protect and serve the citizens of this region, our office continues to prosecute those corrupt officers who put their own greed above the public good and abuse their position violate the law.”

Federal authorities said in their complaint that they recorded numerous calls and meetings between Lipkovitch and a confidential source about drug transactions. Lipkovitch gave the source photos of the drugs that were available from her associate, identified by authorities as Bellamy, explaining that one was “$80 a gram” and the others were $100 per gram, officials said.

Lipkovitch later said she was getting a package of fentanyl from overseas, according to the filing. She also took $300 for a transaction from the informant while on duty, according to the complaint.

“We do not condone this type of activity," Highland Park Mayor Hubert Yopp said. The citizens of Highland Park have expectations, as they should, that law enforcement officers obey the laws they swore to enforce. Like anyone else in the community, if a person violates the law they should be brought to justice."