FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.
55 East Court Street, 4th Floor
Doylestown, PA 18901 www.bcdac.org
Office: 215-444-2700
BUCKS COUNTY MEDICATION COLLECTION: LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNITION
The Bucks County Medication Collection Committee and Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc., and the DA’s Office would like to commend Chief Steven LeCompte for prioritizing community wellness through his involvement in the Medication Collection initiative.
Northampton Township Chief of Police, Steven LeCompte, began his career as a police officer in Bristol Borough in 1983. He was hired by Northampton Township Police Dept. in 1989 where he continued working as a police officer. Before being promoted to Chief in January 2020 he served as a Sergeant and a Lieutenant. Chief LeCompte received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from St. Joseph’s University, with additional training including Northwestern University School of Police Command, FBI School for Police Executives, and Penn State’s Municipal Leadership School.
“On June 2, 2011, the Northampton Township Police Department joined the Drug Take Back Program, an initiative sponsored by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the DEA,” explained Chief LeCompte. “Chief Barry Pilla had a drug drop box installed in the lobby of the police station; it was the first drop box installed in a Pennsylvania police department available to receive unwanted medications 24/7, and it was an immediate success. The officer that was managing the new program, Officer Kingsdorf, was surprised to find that the drug box needed to be emptied twice a week. Since the inception of the program, our department has collected thousands of pounds of medications, and for many years our site was the #1 collection site. Medications collected could have been abused or ended up in our water supply, instead they were incinerated. Today, we continue to accept medications in our lobby drop box, we have added a second collection site on National Drug Take Back Day and now accept sharps.”
“Chief LeCompte’s commitment to the Drug Take Back Program is a big reason why Bucks County continues to lead the Commonwealth in collections,” said District Attorney Joe Khan. “By prioritizing a program that started as the first 24/7 drop box in the state, Chief LeCompte is showing exactly how local law enforcement can lead the way on these important efforts to strengthen public health and public safety.”
Since the Bucks County program’s inception in fall of 2010, a total of 252,781.28 pounds of medication have been collected and incinerated.
In observation of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 48 public sites will be collecting expired, unused, and unneeded medications on April 25th, 2026, from 10am to 2pm. This event relies on the support of Bucks County Law Enforcement officers and community partnerships to collect unused, expired medications and sharps for safe disposal.
Free and anonymous medication disposal is available year-round via any of the 45 permanent drop boxes located in police stations and hospitals throughout Bucks County. For more information about accepted items or to find a permanent drop-box location near you, please visit www.bcdac.org.
