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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Local Fallen Heroes Since 9/11 Memorialized on Sheriff's Web Site

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office pays tribute online to Fallen Heroes who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. The list of 52 soldiers includes 37 who served in the U.S. Army.

  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has established a permanent online memorial for those who lost their lives in service to the country since the terrorist attacks of 2001. The site, as of Dec. 4, 2012, notes 52 soldiers, including one special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration. On the list are 37 soldiers from the U.S. Army, 10 from the U.S. Marines, three from the U.S. Air Force and one from the U.S. Navy. The list was last posted by Brandon Patch in April. Since then, four Army soldiers (Marc Anderson, Stanley J. Lapinski, Ricardo Seija and Peter E. Winston) and one Marine (Eric A. Palmisano) have been added (see list below).  “We extend our gratitude to each Fallen Hero who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom, …

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Sherri Lonon

6:33 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Really cool thing for the sheriff's office to do! Do you think this was needed in Hillsborough County?   more ›

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

National Prescription 'Take-Back' Campaign Hits Home April 28

It's a good time to clean out medicine cabinets and stem the abuse of prescription drugs, with four collection sites, at Sweetbay Supermarkets in Valrico and Tampa, the Temple Terrace Police Department and MOSI.

  To help stem the abuse of prescription drugs, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is again taking part in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which this year falls on April 28. Representatives from the sheriff's office, along with the Tampa and Temple Terrace police departments, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance will be aiding in the collection of unused or expired prescription medications. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is a good time for citizens to clean out their medicine cabinets of unwanted, unnecessary and expired medications and "to prevent potentially dangerous drugs from getting into the wrong hands," as noted in a sheriff's office announcement. …

jeff

12:11 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Parents need to stop and make sure they dispose of old medicines and take advantage of this day. Very often parents don't know what is popular among kids. Many wouldn't believe that kids abuse pills. Sometimes parents are unknowingly their own child's drug dealer with these unattended pills. Many think their kids won't turn to heroin because their kid would never do drugs with a needle (you don't…   more ›

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