PORT JERVIS—A Port Jervis police officer was called to a home and, when he entered, saw a candy bowl on a table. The bowl was not filled with candy, but with prescription pills of all shapes and sizes.
Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said the occupant of the residence offered pills to guests when they entered the house. Guests would be invited to “just grab and take whatever medication you want,” Worden said.
The guest would never know what the result of taking a pill would be.
To reduce this kind of dangerous activity, Port Jervis residents now have a place to dispose of their unwanted, unused, and expired medications. CVS donated a medication collection unit to the city and Operation PJ Pride collaborated with the police department and the National Guard’s counter drug task force to install it in city hall.
