Photos: An unlikely friendship

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Deb Hageter, left, kisses Catherine Adcock after Adcock received an "Outstanding Graduate" award from the Anchorage Wellness Court program on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Hageter, a pharmacist in Palmer, suspected Adcock of prescription forgery and made calls that led to her arrest in 2012. Adcock now believes Hageter saved her life.

As the Anchorage Wellness Court recently recognized Catherine Adcock for the strides she's made in addiction recovery, Deb Hageter watched from the back of the room. She stood to support her new friend: a woman whose arrest she triggered three years ago.

In 2012, Hageter, a pharmacist in Palmer, made the phone call that led to dozens of prescription fraud and drug possession charges against Adcock. It also led to an unlikely friendship between the two women, a bond both say will last.

Adcock says Hageter's call saved her life.

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