{"id":56888,"date":"2026-04-24T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/newark-police-host-drug-take-back-event-this-saturday\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:26:18","slug":"newark-police-host-drug-take-back-event-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/newark-police-host-drug-take-back-event-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Newark Police Host Drug Take-Back Event This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777040778343.png?resize=285%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56887\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Newark residents will have the chance to safely dispose of unwanted prescription medications this Saturday during a community collection event hosted by local police.<\/p><p>The Newark Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for the 30th National Take Back Initiative, scheduled for Saturday, April 25th, running from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.<\/p><p>The program gives community members a secure way to get rid of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications from their homes, helping to reduce the risk of pill abuse and medication theft.<\/p><p>Officials encourage residents to bring any potentially dangerous medications they no longer need to help protect their families and community from prescription drug misuse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Newark Police Department will join the DEA for a prescription drug collection event on Saturday, April 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The initiative aims to help residents safely dispose of expired, unused, and unwanted medications to prevent abuse and theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[837,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777040778343.png?fit=285%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-eNy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55095,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-police-hosting-drug-take-back-event-this-saturday\/","url_meta":{"origin":56888,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Police Hosting Drug Take-Back Event This Saturday","author":"Admin","date":"April 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Maryland State Police are hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, allowing residents to anonymously drop off unused medications at barracks statewide. 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