Crime & Safety

Newtown Police Department Collecting Excess Prescription Drugs

The collection is part of the DEA's annual effort to safely dispose of prescription medication.

Editor’s note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

Newtown and Danbury police departments will take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s yearly push to safely dispose of prescription medication.

Both collections will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at each police department, according to the News-Times.

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