AM 1240 WJON » prescription drugs http://wjon.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:24:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Benton County to Hold Drug Take Back Event http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event-2/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:36 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=95319 Benton County residents have a chance to get rid of old or unused medications tomorrow. The Benton County Sheriff's Department along with police departments in Sauk Rapids and Rice will be taking part in the DEA National Take Back Initiative.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event-2/feed/ 0 Getty Images Drug Drop Box at Little Falls Police Department http://wjon.com/drug-drop-box-at-little-falls-police-department/ http://wjon.com/drug-drop-box-at-little-falls-police-department/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:59:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=82445 The Little Falls Police Department and the Morrison County Sheriff's Department want you unused prescription drugs. They've partnered to establish an ongoing program to collect and destroy unused prescription medications.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-drop-box-at-little-falls-police-department/feed/ 0 Little Falls Police Traffic Stop Leads to Major Drug Bust http://wjon.com/traffic-stop-leads-to-major-drug-bust/ http://wjon.com/traffic-stop-leads-to-major-drug-bust/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:30:35 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=68078 Benton County authorities have jailed three men after a traffic stop led to a large drug bust last Friday. Sheriff's officials say a deputy made a traffic stop in the 400 block of Summit Avenue South and detected the smell of marijuana.

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]]> http://wjon.com/traffic-stop-leads-to-major-drug-bust/feed/ 0 Trevor Burton, Barry Lambertson and Alex McCarty (Benton County Jail photos) Drug 'Take Back' Event in Big Lake http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/ http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:12:03 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=45161 The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office and the Big Lake Police Department want your prescription drugs.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/feed/ 0 Getty Images Over 320 Pounds Of Unused Prescription Drugs Collected In Stearns County http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/ http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:20:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=14215 Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner says they collected over 320 pounds of unused prescription drugs last Saturday. Their drug take back program was held at three sites. It was organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

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]]> http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/feed/ 0 Area Counties Hosting Drug Collection Events http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/ http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:31:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=13581 The Sheriff's Departments in several area counties are participating in a drug collection program tomorrow (Saturday). The hours in each county are 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/feed/ 0 Getty Images Undercover Agents Bust Man For Alleged Drug Sales http://wjon.com/undercover-agents-bust-man-for-alleged-drug-sales/ http://wjon.com/undercover-agents-bust-man-for-alleged-drug-sales/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:12:49 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=13840 A 35-year-old Champlin man was arrested in St. Cloud for allegedly selling drugs. The Central Minnesota Drug and Gang Task Force completed a control buy from Jeremy Hoover at about 3:00 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday) near the intersection of Highway 15 and 2nd Street South in St. Cloud.

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]]> http://wjon.com/undercover-agents-bust-man-for-alleged-drug-sales/feed/ 0 Benton County To Hold Drug Take Back Event http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:01:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=12681 Benton County is joining in an effort to safely dispose of prescription drugs later this week. Sheriff Brad Bennett says they will take part in the DEA's National Take Back Initiative. Benton County citizens can drop off unused or unwanted prescription drugs at one of three locations, no questions asked.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event/feed/ 0 Police Arrest 19-Year-Old Motorist For DWI http://wjon.com/police-arrest-19-year-old-motorist-for-dwi/ http://wjon.com/police-arrest-19-year-old-motorist-for-dwi/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:11:17 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=11312 Two St. Cloud men were arrested early this morning after a traffic stop. Police pulled a car over near University Drive and 5th Avenue South at about 2:45 a.m. for expired tabs. Police say the driver, 19-year-old Travis Manske had been drinking and had five pills of a prescription drug on him but no prescription.

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