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Manassas, VA
News
Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say
Two Virginia teens died within days of each other after apparently ingesting counterfeit Percocet laced with fentanyl, authorities said. A 15-year-old died in Woodbridge on Sunday, April 24, and on April 26, a 14-year-old in Dale City, PWC police said. Police say the deaths are believed to be connected to the same drug, pending toxicology reports. The bogus prescription pain relievers known as "Perc30" in both recent incidents were tested and confirmed as being laced with fentanyl. "The Police Department recognizes our youth population as most susceptible to peer influence and pressu…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD
Updated story: West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says As spring break starts to get into full swing, law enforcement officials are warning about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs after six students overdosed on what they thought was cocaine. The six spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition inFort Lauderdale, authorities said. Locally, law enforcement said they are seeing a "tremendous" number of fatal overdose deaths from drugs with fentanyl.…
Hartford, CT
News
Suspected Fentanyl Overdoses Lead To Deaths Of Two Prisoners In Connecticut
Two Connecticut inmates in the same cell in jail died in a case of suspected fentanyl overdoses, prison officials said. The Connecticut Department of Correction said the two inmates died at the New Haven Correctional Center on Thursday, Feb. 24. According to correction officials, on Thursday, a correctional officer was conducting a routine tour and observed two inmates, within the same cell, unresponsive. Correctional and medical staff immediately initiated life-saving measures, including CPR and the administration of Narcan, the department said. After 911 was contact…
Brookfield, CT
News
CT High School Student Overdoses On Suspected Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl, Police Say
Police are investigating after a student allegedly overdosed on fentanyl-laced marijuana at a Connecticut high school. The incident took place around 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, in Hartford County in Bloomfield when police responded to Bloomfield High School for a medical call. According to Lt. James Salvatore, of the Bloomfield Police, when officers arrived they found a 16-year-old student in the security officer suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Officers and school staff provided first aid to the student including administering multiple doses of “Narcan” to help rev…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
String Of Fentanyl Deaths Lead City In Fairfield County To Issue Warning
Police in one Fairfield County city are warning residents of a string of overdose deaths linked to the use of fentanyl-lace opiates. Captain Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Department said on Sunday, Jan. 23, police are investigating a "string of overdose deaths that appear to be due to the use of fentanyl-laced opiates." While there currently is no evidence that these three deaths of city residents are directly related, the department is warning the public with regard to the rapid and deadly effects of fentanyl, Conklin said. Fentanyl is widely prevalent in the illicit drug s…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Smackdown
: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses
A major drug ring that supplied mass amounts of tainted heroin that made NARCAN ineffective and caused more than 100 overdoses in just one weekend has been dismantled, authorities in Berks County announced. "Operation SmackDown" was launched in September 2021, when the 101 heroin/fentanyl overdoses overwhelmed Reading's hospital systems and left three victims dead and the rest with life-threatening symptoms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said at a press conference. A leading addiction doctor called the overdoses an "outright poisoning," Adams said. The symptoms caused low he…
Middletown, NJ
News
Serious Injury Crash With Drug Overdose Reported In Central Jersey
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious injury crash that involved a drug overdose in Central Jersey, authorities said. The person was left unconscious by the OD about 2:20 p.m. Friday at 342 Monmouth Road in Freehold, initial reports said. Two Narcans had to be deployed for the overdose but there still was respiratory arrest, according to an unconfirmed report. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
‘Above And Beyond:’ Off-Duty Police Chief Saves Driver’s Life With
Narcan
After Rt. 46 Crash
Morris Plains Police Chief Michael Koroski was off-duty when he witnessed a devastating crash and rushed to revive the unconscious driver with NARCAN. The Musconetcong Lodge #42 F. & A.M. presented Chief Koroski with the prestigious “Police Officer of the Year" award Wednesday for his heroic actions following the March 9, 2021 crash. “The award is presented to a police officer that has gone above and beyond during a time that most have pulled back from what is done,” Morris Plains Police said. Chief Koroski immediately exited his vehicle following the crash on Route 46 in Budd Lake an…
Middletown, NJ
News
Serious Crash Reported In Central Jersey
First responders were called on a report of a single-car crash in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. on County Route 547 at Allaire Road in Howell Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that CPR was in progress on one of the crash victims.The condition of the crash victim was not immediately available, A second unconfirmed report said a crash victim was administered NARCAN by police, a drug typically used to counteract drug overdoses. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Baby, Toddler Swallow Heroin/Fentanyl, Harrisburg Police Say
A mom was in custody and another man sought by police after two children ingested heroin and fentanyl, authorities in Harrisburg said. Harrisburg police were called to 2nd and Market streets around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, on reports of an unresponsive baby, Harrisburg police said. While rendering medical attention to the baby, one of the officers noticed a foreign object inside of the child's mouth. The officer removed the object and identified it as a small packet, commonly used for storing drugs -- most commonly heroin/fentanyl, authorities said. The baby was immedi…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say
The only two employees on duty at an assisted living center in Connecticut both overdosed on fentanyl, leaving the patients without any help or supervision. The incident took place around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when the East Haven Police received a 911 call from a visiting nurse at the Caroline Manor Assisted Living facility reported a possible overdose of two employees. Upon arrival, East Haven Fire Department personnel were directed to a lower level office and found a male employee apparently suffering from an accidental overdose, said Captain Joseph Murgo, of the East Haven …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Latest LI Overdose Victim Revived, May Be Linked To Lethal Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine, Police Say
Police on Long Island say another overdose victim who was revived may be linked to fentanyl-laced cocaine that has caused six deaths and several overdoses. In Suffolk County, Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley said a 34-year-old victim from Laurel suffered an overdose at his home, but was revived with Narcan. With the number of deaths, the chief is encouraging any residents who have purchased any kind of narcotics on the North Fork or Shelter Island in the last two weeks or knows of a family member that may have purchased some, to get rid of them in a safe manner. The overdoses and …
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