Crime & Safety
Cockeysville Precinct Serves As Drop Off For DEA Program
The National Take Back Initiative, a federal Drug Enforcement Administration program, will have a drop off location at Cockeysville precinct.
In April, the Baltimore County Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration agents will host the National Take Back Initiative aimed at allowing people to safely dispose of prescription drugs.
Cockeysville Precinct, 111 Wight Ave., will serve as one of three drop-off locations for the no-questions-asked program from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 27, according to a news release from the Baltimore County Police Community Outreach Unit officer Angela Mickle.
During last year's National Take Back Initiative Mike Gimbel, Baltimore County's former drug czar of 25 years, encouraged county residents to participate in the program.
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"The issue is that abuse of prescription drugs affects the entire population ... teens and seniors, alike," Gimbel, a Timonium resident, said. "We have people overdosing more from prescription pills than heroin and cocaine combined."
The other Baltimore County locations for the National Take Back Initiative are:
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- Woodlawn Precinct, 6424 Windsor Mill Rd. Baltimore Md. 21207, 410 887-1340
- Northpoint Precinct, 1747 Merrit Blvd., 410 887-7320
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