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Curry County prevention office schedules 'Tall Cops Says Stop' presentation, local take‑back events
Summary
At the Aug. 19 Curry County Board of Commissioners meeting, juvenile department staff announced a Sept. 9 Tall Cops Says Stop presentation at Gold Beach Junior‑Senior High School and a prescription take‑back event Aug. 26 in Gold Beach, plus quarterly community prevention meetings.
Britney Felton, prevention specialist coordinator for Curry County Prevention, told the Curry County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that the office will host a Tall Cops Says Stop presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Gold Beach Junior‑Senior High School.
The presentation, delivered nationally by Idaho law enforcement officer Jermaine Galloway, will include a community assessment of retail selling practices and a “high‑end plain sight” segment covering drug trends, nontraditional alcoholic beverages, inhalants, opioid trends, youth party behaviors and new marijuana products, Felton said. She said the presentation is intended for parents, grandparents and the adult community.
Felton said the event is free but asks attendees to preregister using a QR code or a link on Curry County Prevention materials; the first 50 registered attendees will receive a water bottle and be entered in a raffle. She provided the office website and Facebook page as sources for more information.
Felton also announced ancillary prevention efforts: a prescription take‑back event on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Cosmic Grinds (formerly Pit Stop Java) in Gold Beach from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., where participants can drop off unused medications and obtain sharps disposal containers and inhaler disposals. She described a quarterly community‑meeting series called Suds on the Coast to discuss local substance‑use‑disorder resources, gaps and action items; the next Suds on the Coast meeting was scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Checo Community Public Library in Brookings.
During the meeting, juvenile director Christine Neil and Commissioner(s) on the dais noted that Curry County has a relatively high share of youth raised by grandparents, which Felton said makes outreach to older caregivers especially important. Felton said prevention caseloads were light at the moment — she estimated about seven active prevention cases — in part because staffing is limited to one full‑time juvenile probation officer and the prevention specialist with a part‑time caseload. Felton added the office refers some cases to the RAP program operated by ADAPT.
Felton emphasized the service nature of prevention work and said the program is voluntary and nonpunitive. She encouraged parents and caregivers to seek assistance and to attend the listed events to learn about current trends and warning signs affecting youth.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation; Felton said the events and registration links are available through Curry County Prevention.
