State Police Frederick Barrack Drug Take-back Middletown

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September 28, 2019





Drug Take Back – Results

Middletown Fire Department

On Saturday September 28th, Maryland State Police Troopers from the Frederick Barrack conducted the third of four Community Medication Disposal Events at the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company. This event was held with the cooperation and support of Frederick County Health Department/Syringe Services and the Frederick County (MD) Fire & Rescue.

In four hours on Saturday morning, Troopers and volunteers from the community made collected 108 pounds of unwanted medication and 1,192 needles, all from private citizens.

Once each quarter in 2019, Troopers will hold these events at different fire departments in Frederick County. The next event will take place on Saturday December 14, 2019, with assistance from the New Market Vol. Fire Company.



Our partnership hopes to accomplish the following goals:



Goals:

• Remove unused prescription drugs/narcotics to prevent unlawful use and abuse

• Provide an environmental friendly avenue for citizens to:
  1. Remove & destroy unwanted prescription drugs
  2. Safely destroy used syringes to prevent the spread of diseases
  3. Ask questions about mental health and rehabilitative resources

• Provide educational materials and brochures to prevent drug abuse and addiction

See BELOW for event dates and locations in your area:

Drug Take Back Sites & Dates
Qtr.	Locations	Address	Dates
1st	Urbana Vol. Fire	3602 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD	3/30/2019
2nd	Walkersville Vol. Fire	79 West Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD	6/08/2019
3rd	Middletown Vol. Fire	401 Franklin Street, Middletown, MD	9/28/2019
4th	New Market Vol. Fire	76 West Main Street, New Market, MD	12/14/2019

For more details, CONTACT: Duty Officer at (301) 600-4151



Attached is a flyer with these dates and locations, provided by the Frederick County Health Dept.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.