Billerica – The Billerica Police Department has been awarded $19,320 to enhance surveillance at the new Billerica Memorial High School grounds.

“Our goal is to provide law enforcement officers with the most updated equipment and technology available to ensure their safety while they serve on the front lines to protect our communities,” said Lt. Governor Polito. “These awards will provide Massachusetts police officers with life-saving protective gear such as bulletproof vests, helmets and medical equipment as well as a range of technology items to bolster public safety.”

This competitive opportunity allowed local municipal police departments to solicit grant funding to address their equipment and technology related needs. Priority was given to applicants that solicited funding for items that would further enhance overall protection of officers on the streets or for items that would provide additional safeguards to protect schools and students from random acts of violence.

This grant will go a long way in ensuring enhanced security at the new Billerica Memorial High School for students, faculty and residents that use these facilities.

Commonwealth Press Release – Baker-Polito Administration Announces Local Law Enforcement Equipment And Technology Grants

On Saturday, October 27th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Billerica Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the DPW yard located at 248 Boston Road. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows year after year that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 27th Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com.

Billerica – On October 4, 2018 Billerica Police responded to CVS at 203 Boston Road, Billerica, MA for a person attempting to purchase gift cards in which the transaction was declined. Suspect came into store and approached the register to purchase four Lowe’s gift cards and two Hallmark gift bags for the total of $2007.00 dollars. The suspect attempted to pay with a stolen credit card and inserted it into the chip reader. The card was declined. The man took out another stolen credit card to pay with. The second card was declined as well.

Please call BPD at 978-667-1212 if you have any identification on this person.