Xanex and Vicodin Taken from Purse in Bedroom

This story goes back to what the has been saying for some time: that prescription drugs are a hot item for thieves and burglars, and sometimes teens.

The issue for teens is called "skittling," ask in Skittles, the multicolored candy. Here is a about it. Please remember that the Geneva Police Department and l have a drop box available for beyond expiration date.

Here is the police blotter item:

Theft under $500—Someone took 60 pills of Xanex and 60 pills of Vicodin from a purse in a residence in the 700 block of Illinois Street sometime between 10 p.m. Jan. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Jan. 30, reports said. The drugs were valued at $50. The purse was sitting on the resident’s bedroom dresser.