Crime & Safety
Drug Drop-Off Doubles at USC Police Station
About 60 people participated in the local Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday.
Upper St. Clair's second Drug Take-Back Day was a success.
More than 60 people participated with more than four large boxes of old drugs collected on Saturday at the Upper St. Clair Police Department, according to Deputy Chief Douglas Burkholder. That's double the amount of drugs received in the spring.
The Upper St. Clair Police Department teamed up with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the USC Youth Steering Committee to make the event happen.
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The national initiative is to decrease prescription drug abuse and improper disposal of medicines.
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