From the Aberdeen Police Department: Employees of the Rite Aid pharmacy located at 15 W. Bel Air Ave. were surprised early Thursday morning when Donald S. Jarvis entered the store and robbed it at gunpoint. Jarvis was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and mask during the robbery in an attempt to conceal his identity. The store […]
DEA Recognizes Harford County for Participation in Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Days
From Harford County government: On January 17, 2012, Harford County Executive David R. Craig received an award from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Carl Kotowski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Baltimore Office, for Harford County’s successful role in the Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back days. Over the past eighteen months Harford County […]
Harford County Collects 450 Pounds of Old and Unused Medicine at Prescription Drug Take Back Day
From Harford County government: On Saturday, October 29, 2011, Harford County once again participated in the Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day with great success. Two hundred individuals participated in the event, resulting in 450 pounds of unused or expired medicines being turned in to be properly disposed of and destroyed. This is significant in […]
Bullying, Prescription Drug Abuse, Underage Drinking Among Issues at the 2011 Annual Symposium on Drug Prevention, Intervention and Treatment
From Harford County government: On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, the Harford County Department of Community Services, Office of Drug Control Policy, held its highly popular annual Symposium on Drug Prevention, Intervention and Treatment at Bel Air High School. Nearly 250 attended (registration reached its capacity a week before the registration deadline), to learn about relevant […]
Harford County Prescription Drug Take Back Program Continues
From Harford County government: In the interest of Public Safety, Public Health, and the Environment Turn in your unused or expired medications for safe disposal. The purpose of this nationwide service is to help address the alarming rate of drug overdoses related to prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Nationally, an estimated 6.2 million Americans over the […]
Harford County’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day a Success; Nearly 700 Pounds of Medicine Collected
From Harford County government: On Saturday, September 25 from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Harford County participated in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Prescription Drug Take Back initiative. The drop-off locations were at the county office building in Bel Air and the Havre De Grace Police Department. More than 300 individuals participated in the event which […]
Havre de Grace Police Join Effort to Collect Expired, Unused, and Unwanted Prescription Drugs
The Havre de Grace Police Department has joined a national effort to collect and destroy potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs before they end up in the hands of drug abusers or polluting local waterways. In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative, Havre de Grace Police will be […]