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VIDEO: Girl Scouts Prompt Donation of Rattlesnake Vaccine for K-9s

| 3:45 PM

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Girl Scout Troop 3434 wanted to donate part of its cookie sale proceeds to buying rattlesnake vaccine for Sheriff’s Department K-9s. When the troop approached the clinic that provides the dogs’ veterinary care, the clinic shared the story with a drug company, which then donated 25 doses. The clinic added six more. With the vaccinations […]

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Mixture of various prescription pills turned in to Sheriff.

Safely Dispose of Unwanted Prescription Drugs

| 11:24 AM

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By not promptly and properly disposing of unwanted and expired prescription medications in your home, you are taking a chance that they could be stolen or abused, by either a family member or visitors. You can turn them in to be safely destroyed at over 40 locations on Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday […]

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Don’t Fumble With Your Life, Pass Your Keys to a Designated Driver

| 10:18 AM

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The Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to keep impaired drivers off San Diego’s roadways on Super Bowl Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies will be increasing DUI patrols across San Diego County beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, and lasting through 5 a.m. the following day. The goal is simple: to remove […]