Friday, October 3, 2008

Medical waste dumped in Cedar Park

From KXAN, October 1, 2008...

Hundreds of needles, syringes and medical waste were found in a construction dumpster in Cedar Park.

An office with the Cedar Park Police Department said the waste was found by a construction worker in a strip mall. "Our greatest concern is someone accidentally injuring themselves on the waste," said Capt. Jeff Hayes with the Cedar Park Police Department.

According to investigators with Williamson County Environmental Services, it looked like the waste belonged to a hospice patient and had been discarded in the dumpster.

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