Public Safety

The Galax Police Department will sponsor Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Galax Police Department.
The department will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
The Galax Police Department is located at 353 North Main Street.

HILLSVILLE — A 1999 Kenworth tractor-trailer went through several yards and ended up overturned on Beaver Dam Road after another motorist turned in front of the rig at Red Hill General Store on Friday morning.
The incident happened at about 11:19 a.m. when Stephanie Dalton, 26, of Hillsville, driving a 2002 Chevy Geo Tracker, turned left into the store lot and into the path of the tractor-trailer, driven by Thomas Dull Jr., according to a Virginia State Police report by Trooper Matt Cochran.

HILLSVILLE — Scammers are getting even more aggressive, invoking law enforcement if an intended victim doesn’t pay out money to get a valuable prize, according to Carroll Sheriff’s Investigator Kevin Kemp.
“The problem is they’re getting more involved with their threats,” the investigator explained. “They’re trying to say that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office will come and arrest you if you don’t pay your bill.”