Folsom Police taking back unwanted prescription drugs on April 27, 2013

 

Folsom, CA – On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Folsom Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the Folsom Police station at 46 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds—over a thousand tons—of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Four days after the first event, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances. DEA is drafting regulations to implement the Act. Until new regulations are in place, local law enforcement agencies like Folsom Police and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months.


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Address/Location
Folsom Police Department
46 Natoma St
Folsom, CA 95630

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 916-355-7234

Andrew Bates
Professional Standards Unit
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916-355-7298

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Bank Robbery

 

On Wednesday afternoon (2/13/13 at 4:11 p.m.) a male suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank located at 13389 Folsom Boulevard Folsom. The suspected brandished a firearm at employees and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He has been described as a black male adult in his early to mid-20’s, approximately 5’10” in height with a thin build and no facial hair. The suspect was wearing blue jeans, with a blue denim jacket over a grey hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about the robbery should contact Detective Tim Galovich at (916) 355-7241 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Address/Location
Folsom Police Department
46 Natoma St
Folsom, CA 95630

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 916-355-7234

Detective Tim Galovich
Investigations Division
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916-355-7241