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Suffolk unveils pharmacy safety initiative

Originally published: January 9, 2012 2:13 PM
Updated: January 9, 2012 10:14 PM
By TANIA LOPEZ tania.lopez@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive, Steve Bellone, embraces Suffolk Police

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County Executive, Steve Bellone, embraces Suffolk Police chief James Burke, outside Police Headquarters in Yaphank after a press conference concluded. (Jan. 9, 2012)

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Suffolk County police have started training officers on how to curb prescription drug abuse and the violence associated with it as part of a three-pronged pharmacy safety initiative that officials announced Monday.

County Executive Steve Bellone said the program, which includes partnering with a pharmaceutical company, aims to stop deadly drugstore violence like the shootings at a Medford...

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