Drop Off Expired or Unused Medicine Saturday

Orland Park, Orland Hills and Palos Heights police departments, as well as several other locations, will be destinations Saturday for those who want to safely dispose of medicine they no longer use or need. Find out the details.

Law enforcement agencies all over the country are looking to collect clamp down on one of the most plentiful sources of potentially dangerous drugs – your medicine cabinet. The Orland Park Police Department is taking part in the National Take Back Initiative, organized in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Agency. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. medicine will be collected at the following locations: Here are a few more things you should know about the drop-off before you go: This effort is in addition to Orland Park and Orland Hills police departments regularly collecting unused medicine. The Orland Park Police Department allows collection Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Go to the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day …

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Ben Feldheim

10:52 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013

Thank you, Dan. That's now added to the list.   more ›

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TUESDAY, FEB. 19 Debra A. Gonzalez, 50, of the 8100 block of 174th Street in Tinley Park, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and making an improper turn, according to a report. Police spoke with Gonzalez at about 6:41 p.m. at Walgreens, 7900 159th St. The officer knew Gonzalez from a prior incident and followed her as she drove away. The officer stopped her Escape SUV after allegedly seeing her make a fast right turn into the outer most westbound lane of 159th Street, according to a report. She was taken into custody for driving on a suspended license. Police then conducted a search of her SUV, which turned several prescription medication bottles, some …

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Add the Punchline to Our Pharmacy Cartoon

If you've got wit, add your punchline to Patch's weekly comic and win a personalized print.

Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your south suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Tough On the Inside, who provided the winning punchline to last week's Alien Commuter comic: No offense taken. Some women just aren't into long …

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In the Rear View: Half Ton of Pills and Police Layoffs

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MONDAY Over 1,000 Pounds of Unused Pharmaceutical Medicine Collected Saturday in Orland Park Two Orland Park drop off points for the National Take Back Initiative on Saturday collected over a half-ton of unused medicine for disposal over the course of four hours. Sexual Exploitation Trial Put on Hold for More Evidence The state's pretrial investigation continues against a man charged with 14 counts related to sexual abuse following a joint effort last year by Orland Park and Palos Hills police. TUESDAY Director of Teachers’ Retirement System: Illinois in a ‘Fiscal Mess’ Staff who oversees Illinois teacher pensions spoke to about 1,000 teachers at Carl Sandburg High School Thursday night about how the state might change retirements, Sun …

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Over 1,000 Pounds of Unused Pharmaceutical Medicine Collected Saturday in Orland Park

Two Orland Park drop off points for the National Take Back Initiative on Saturday collected over a half-ton of unused medicine for disposal over the course of four hours.

The Orland Park Police Department collected an “unparalleled amount” of unused, expired or unwanted prescription and over the counter medicine, to push back against rising abuse habits of these leftover drugs often found in medicine cabinets. The two Orland Park collection points, one at the Orland Park Police Department and the other at Smith Crossing, collected 1,038 pounds of pills and liquid medicine, most of which were prescribed, said Orland Park Police Lt. Joe Mitchell. Antibiotics and synthetic morphine patches were among the dumped medicine, but the most prominent were painkillers. Opiates such as Vicodin, Percocet and Oxycontin are also the most common pharmaceutical drugs recovered by police, Mitchell said. All of the medicine …

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Denise Borkowski

9:38 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

So grateful for this service. Thanks OP Police for collecting and disposing.   more ›

Unused Prescription Drugs Collected Saturday to Prevent Deadly Abuse

Two locations in Orland Park, including the police department, will be collecting expired, unwanted and unused medicine, both from prescriptions and over the counter sources.

Law enforcement agencies all over the country are looking to collect clamp down on one of the most plentiful sources of potentially dangerous drugs – your medicine cabinet. The Orland Park Police Department is taking part in the National Take Back Initiative, organized in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Agency. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. medicine will be collected at two locations in Orland Park: The drop offs can include both pill and liquid medicine, from both prescription and over the counter sources, according to a release from the Orland Park Police Department. Glass containers, aerosol sprays, canisters, IV solutions, illegal drugs and syringes won’t be accepted in this effort. To remain confidential, people will not …

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Cops: Orland Park Woman Nabbed While Picking Up Phony Prescriptions

The woman had been dropped as a patient by doctor's office 2011 for pulling similar act, police say.

An Oak Lawn police detective caught a woman in the act of picking up phony doctor’s prescriptions that she had phoned in herself at a local drug store on March 29, reports said. Michelle Parrilli, 43, of the 14000 block of Aspen Street in Orland Park, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Oak Lawn police responded to a “deceptive practice in progress” call at Barcus Pharmacy at 4708 W. 103rd St. around 12:10 p.m. A pharmacist said he received a call for a prescription on March 28 from an unknown female named “June” who claimed to be calling from an Orland Park doctor’s office. The prescription—for 90 pills of a narcotic pain reliever—was prescribed to a male patient, police said. The clinic told police it did not …

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Orland Park Police Want Old Prescription Drugs Turned In and More (Meeting Blog Transcript)

Among the motions approved by the Orland Park Village Board Monday included Tilted Kilt site plans and a response to state pension talks. Read our full transcript of the Orland Park Village Board meeting.