ADDISON COUNTY — On this past Saturday, Oct. 25, the Addison County Sheriff’s Department provided a drop box for unused drugs to be safely disposed of as part of a national Drug Take Back Day.

Between Oct. 19 and 25, sheriff’s deputies completed patrols in multiple towns, stopped 53 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations and fingerprinted 10 people for background checks. Also during that week, deputies attempted to serve 27 pieces of civil process around the county. Due to a jury trial, extra deputies were assigned to courthouse duties Monday- Thursday

Sheriff Michael Elmore met with selectboards in Leicester and New Haven to discuss contracted law enforcement from his department.

In other recent activity, Elmore and his deputies also:

• On Oct. 19 assisted with traffic control for the Middlebury Maple Run.
• On Oct. 20 Sheriff Elmore met with the county side judges, clerk and treasurer to discuss next year’s budget
• On Oct. 20 came upon a vehicle abandoned on the side of Route 74. The driver eventually returned with a can of gas as the vehicle had run out of fuel.
• On Oct. 20 completed a background investigation.
• On Oct. 23 checked the welfare of a Ripton resident. No issues were discovered.
• On Oct. 23 completed a background investigation in Middlebury.
• On Oct. 24 Sheriff Elmore headed to Lamoille County to meet with other sheriffs from around the state.
• On Oct. 24 received a complaint of a camper parked at Cota Field in Starksboro. It had left before contact could be made.
• On Oct. 24 assisted emergency medical services with a call on Quaker Village Road in Weybridge.
• On Oct. 24 checked on a complaint of cows getting loose in Orwell.
• On Oct. 25 provided traffic control for the Middlebury College Homecoming football game.
• On Oct. 25 participated in Trunk or Treat events in Cornwall and Addison.