Sheriff’s Office to hold annual drug turn-in day

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force along with participating partners will hold their 17th annual prescription drug turn-in day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28, according to a news release.

The department notes the initiative has worked as an excellent way for residents to safely turn in and dispose of medications no longer needed, keeping them out of the water supply and away from unintended users, the release said.

Residents are asked to remove all prescription labels and are advising no personal information is collected and all medications collected will be kept by law enforcement officers until it is disposed.

The following locations will be participating:

• Amherst Police Department, 911 N. Lake St.

• Avon Police Department, 36145 Detroit Road

• Avon Lake Police Department, 32855 Walker Road

• Columbia Station Fire Department, 25540 Royalton Road

• Elyria Police Department, 18 West Ave.

• Grafton Police Department, 1009 Chestnut St.

• Kipton Village Hall, 299 State St.

• Lorain City Hall, main entrance off the parking lot, 100 West Erie Ave.

• Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, 9896 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria

• North Ridgeville Police Department, 7303 Avon Belden Road

• Oberlin Police Department, 85 S. Main St.

• Sheffield Lake Police Department 609 Harris Road

• Sheffield Village Police Department, 4340 Colorado Ave.

• Vermilion Police Department, 5791 Liberty Ave.

• Wellington Police Department, 117 Willard Memorial Square.