Release: SMPD Collects 50 Pounds of Medication

The following was information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department:

In cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the collected more than 50 pounds of old, unused, and excess medication that was turned in to police officers at .

Police Chief Larry Giannone commended the community for an outstanding job of properly disposing of the old and unused medications that could have potentially posed a safety risk if the medications were discarded improperly. The drop off started at 10 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon.