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Council hears concern about hypodermic-needle hotspots; police say narcotics plan is in preparation
Summary
Council members flagged a cluster of discarded needles on Bailey Avenue and at other sites; Lieutenant Trembley said repositories exist but the department is preparing a narcotics plan, increasing patrols and tracking data to measure responses.
Council members raised alarm about a "sizable number" of discarded hypodermic needles reported on Bailey Avenue and other city locations during the March 20 work session.
One council member asked the police for explanation and possible remedies. Lieutenant Trembley, of the Plattsburgh Police Department, said the department is compiling data and preparing a narcotics plan to target identified hot spots. "The narcotics plan is in…
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