Annual Drug Takeback Day set for Saturday
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE The Madison County Sheriff’s, Coroner’s and State’s Attorney’s office will hold their annual Drug Takeback Day event Saturday, April 24.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville.
The county’s Emergency Management Agency mobile command vehicle will also be present.
“Drugs are a scourge on our neighborhoods and communities,” said State’s Attorney Thomas Haine, “I’m proud to partner with the sheriff and coroner’s offices to host this event and help keep unused prescriptions out of the hands of those who would sell, misuse, or abuse them.”
To the Editor:
On Friday, the chairman of the Madison County Democrat party issued a press release criticizing the opinion issued by newly elected States Attorney, Tom Haine, concerning those operating and patronizing local business.
In his release, Chairman Randy Harris stated, “Thomas Haine has shown that he intends to use his official office for pure political purposes to advance his own public career. It took Mr. Haine less than a month to play politics with his official duties, as Mr. Haine knows, that the State mandates and the Edwardsville orders are not criminal issues, they are civil in nature. Mr. Haine is playing politics with the lives of people in Madison County, rather than fulfilling his duty and obligation to protect the public.