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Morris County residents surrender 519 pounds of prescription drugs

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Morris County residents surrender 519 pounds of prescription drugs

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Morris County saw residents surrendering 519 pounds of medications. The first event of the year aimed to encourage the public to turn over unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medicine anonymously.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon were among the officials who announced the results. “Residents of Morris County brought unused or expired prescription drugs to designated locations,” they stated.

Three locations in Morris County were staffed by local law enforcement, including Shoprite of Greater Morristown in Hanover Township, the ACME Supermarket in Randolph, and the Stop and Shop Supermarket in Morris Plains. Each of these sites contributed to the overall collection.

The breakdown of the surrendered medications was detailed, with 132 pounds collected at the Shoprite of Greater Morristown, 172 pounds at the Stop and Shop of Morris Plains, and 215 pounds at the ACME of Randolph.

This year’s initiative surpassed last year’s combined 410 pounds collected in the spring and autumn events across Morris County. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, coordinated by

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Pennsylvania Cop Faces Charges for Stealing Prescription Take Back Drugs

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West Goshen Township Officer Faces Charges for Substance Theft

**West Chester, PA** – The Chester County District Attorney’s Office has announced the arrest of David Maurer, 55, a Detective Sergeant with the West Goshen Township Police Department. Maurer is accused of taking controlled substances for personal use from a medication collection box on Wednesday.

Maurer has been charged with Possession of Controlled Substances and Theft by Unlawful Taking. He was apprehended and arraigned on Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Martin Goch. Following his arraignment, Maurer was released on his own recognizance.

On the day of the incident, Maurer was tasked with emptying medication collection boxes at the West Goshen Township Police Department and Chester County Hospital. These boxes are part of a county program for the safe disposal of unwanted medications. Maurer allegedly retained several pill bottles containing controlled substances for himself rather than ensuring their proper disposal.

Authorities urge anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Chester County Detectives at 610-344-6866.

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Woman Arrested for Prescription Drug Theft at Selbyville Supermarket

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Woman Arrested for Prescription Drug Theft at Selbyville Supermarket

**Selbyville, DE** – The Delaware State Police apprehended Deanna Chambers, a 59-year-old resident of Georgetown, Delaware, for stealing a controlled substance over five months at a Harris Teeter in Selbyville.

On Sunday at around 1:19 p.m., troopers responded to a reported theft at the store located at 31221 Americana Parkway. An internal investigation by Harris Teeter’s Asset Protection revealed that Chambers, an employee, had stolen tramadol pills multiple times from July through November. Troopers arrested her at her home on Wednesday.

Chambers was taken to Troop 4 for processing, where she faced multiple charges before her release on a $4,000 unsecured bond. She was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2.

The charges against Chambers include the felony of acquiring or attempting to acquire a controlled substance by theft and theft under $1,500.

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