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Personal Item Reported Stolen From Village Hall

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Police report that a Madison Place resident walked into Ridgewood Police headquarters on July 11th to report a theft had just occurred within Village Hall. The victim reported an unknown party stole a personal item that was left behind. A review of the security cameras provided a description of the actor who was located within the building and identified. The victim completed a statement of probable cause and signed the criminal complaint for theft. The complaint for was forwarded to Ridgewood Municipal Court for review.

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RIDGEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS APRIL 29th AT THE RIDGEWOOD POLICE STATION

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April 26,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, On Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Ridgewood Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 13th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the police station at 131 north maple ave. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last October, Americans turned in 366 tons (over 730,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,000 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 12 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 7.1 million pounds—more than 3,500 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.