The department installed an anonymous drug dropoff box in the police department lobby last month.
Cough medicine, prescription pills, even pet medications. That's just a small sample of the items collected by the Eagan Police Department as part of the department's new drug dropoff program, which debuted on March 21. In the program's first month of operations, police spokesperson Desiree Schroepfer and Deputy Chief Jeff Johnson said the department has collected 84 pounds of discarded medications from local residents. 'I’m quite frankly surprised by how much were’ collecting," Johnson said. "It’s a little bit of eeverything as far as medications go. A lot of what I’m seeing is prescriptions and some over-the-counter stuff, even cough medicine, Tylenol and Advil that might be expired, even pet medications." As part of the program, …
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The Eagan Police Department rolled out a new tactical robot this winter, courtesy of a $15,000 donation from the Eagan Citizens Crime Prevention Association.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Meet "Tim," the tactical robot. The Eagan Police Department's newest team member isn't afraid to dive into tense standoff situations, send reconnaissance information back to fellow officers and help police track down a suspect. Named for Tim Gossfeld, a Thomson Reuters employee who died in a hang glider accident last year, the diminutive robot will play an integral role in the Eagan Police Department, according to Public Information Officer Desiree Schroepfer. "Having a robot that’s wirelessly controlled will allow us to reduce the risk to Eagan police officers," Schroepfer said. The robot, she added, will primarily be used to locate …
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