NORRISTOWN â Using the slogan âReturn of the Medi,â Montgomery County authorities are providing county residents the chance to safely rid their households of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at an upcoming event to help combat the opioid epidemic and drug overdoses.
The Drug Take Back Day, organized by the Montgomery County District Attorneyâs Office and the Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 24 at participating police departments and five grocery stores.
âA key way to make your home safer is to get rid of unwanted medications,â District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. âBut we donât want residents to flush the meds or put them out in the trashâboth are unsafe ways to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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NORRISTOWN — An Upper Perk police officer was justified in “the use of deadly force” when a Pennsburg man charged at him while brandishing a sword, Montgomery County’s top law
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The Montgomery County District Attorney s Office has identified the sword-wielding suspect who was shot and killed by police in Pennsburg.
The Upper Perk Police Department received a call at 7:41 p.m. Tuesday about a family member armed with a sword threatening to harm others at 8th Street and Long Alley.
Responding officers encountered the male suspect in Long Alley, carrying a samurai-type sword. He has been identified as 27-year-old Trey Bartholomew.
The DA s office said, according to the investigation, an Upper Perk police officer arrived on the scene with his vehicle lights and siren activated.