Massapequa, NY
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Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine After Fatal Long Island Overdoses Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine After Fatal Long Island Overdoses
Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine After Fatal Long Island Overdoses Alarm bells are sounding for some officials on Long Island following a recent rash of fatal overdoses involving fentanyl-laced cocaine. In the past eight days, officers on Long Island have responded to at least nine overdoses that led to six deaths, largely in Suffolk County, including multiple fatalities in the North Fork and Shelter Island. Officials said that anyone who may have purchased cocaine in the past few weeks on the North Fork or Shelter Island, or knows someone who has, to safely dispose of the products out of precaution. Police said that fentanyl, which is at least 50 times …

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
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Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help
Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help A heroin overdose victim in a Route 46 hotel shower was revived by Wayne police -- and later arrested -- after his two young sons went for help, authorities said. A good Samaritan alerted by the youngsters administered CPR until officers arrived at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the “spaghetti bowl” intersection of Route 46, 23 and 80 near the Willowbrook Mall, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They found Cameron Rowand, 32 of Sewell (Gloucester County) unconscious but still breathing, with an uncapped needle and syringe nearby, he said. “Officers twice administered Narcan before turning his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Detectives Catch Fleeing Fugitive, Then Save His Life, Atlantic County Sheriff Says HEROES: Detectives Catch Fleeing Fugitive, Then Save His Life, Atlantic County Sheriff Says
Heroes: Detectives Catch Fleeing Fugitive, Then Save His Life, Atlantic County Sheriff Says Three sheriff's officers from Atlantic County are credited with saving a wanted fugitive's life after he began overdosing, authorities said.  Sheriff’s Detectives Mark Allen, Dalton Rodriguez and Jordan Corona arrested a wanted fugitive in the Town of Hammonton after a brief foot pursuit,  according to Sheriff Eric Sheffler. The fugitive, who was not identified, was taken into custody and placed in the rear of their patrol vehicle on Friday, Sheffler said.  The suspect was initially alert and talking as he was being transported to the Sheriff’s Office for processing, Shefler…

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by Jon Craig
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police
Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police HEROES: Two good Samaritans helped police rescue an overdosing driver in one of two Narcan saves made in Emerson over the weekend, authorities said. The civilians had pulled the lifeless 30-year-old Lodi driver from his Ford sedan, which was stopped in the middle of Ackerman Avenue, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael McDermott said. Sgt. Joseph Alasio assisted them with CPR and got a pulse, McDermott said. The driver was speaking with the sergeant when he lost consciousness again, McDermott said. Backup Officer Anthony Mazzo then joined the two civilians in CPR before members o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police
Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Glen Rock police revived a driver who’d overdosed behind the wheel and crashed, damaging a resident’s lawn, in the middle of the afternoon. Officers responding to a 911 call of an unconscious driver forced their way into the locked 2016 Mercedes SUV on Midwood Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They pulled the driver out and administered Narcan, which brought him around, Ackermann said. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took over, then brought the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, he said. One of the officers sustained minor injuries as they forced their wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Firefighter Resigns After Making 'Inappropriate' Comment About Drug Users And Narcan CT Firefighter Resigns After Making 'Inappropriate' Comment About Drug Users And Narcan
CT Firefighter Resigns After Making 'Inappropriate' Comment About Drug Users And Narcan A Connecticut firefighter’s recent comment about drug overdose victims has resigned following a backlash from the community after a video surfaced online. The news came on Wednesday, May 5 that Glastonbury Volunteer Firefighter James Stanley had resigned in a statement from Glastonbury Fire Chief Michael Thurz. “This past Sunday (May 1), and while on his personal time, a former member of the Fire Department made an inappropriate and insensitive comment that violates the core opinions, values, and dignity of the organization,” Thurz said. Thurz was referring to Stanley's alleged comments wi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
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HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim
Heroes: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim A 17-year-old drug user showed no signs of life when a trio of Palisades Park police officers found her on the back deck of a home off Broad Avenue. Officer Theo Christolias administered two doses of Narcan as Sgt. Marc Messing and Officer Robert DeVito conducted CPR, Detective Alex Monteleone said. DeVito applied defibrillator pads that advised no shock, Monteleone said. Messing and Christolias continued CPR and she eventually came around, the detective said . The girl was alert and conscious when taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Given Multiple Doses Of Narcan Following Menacing Incident At LIRR Station, Police Say Man Given Multiple Doses Of Narcan Following Menacing Incident At LIRR Station, Police Say
Man Given Multiple Doses Of Narcan Following Menacing Incident At Lirr Station, Police Say A man was given multiple doses of Narcan after numerous incidents of physical menacing took place at an LIRR station, according to authorities. The incidents began around 9:40 a.m., Thursday, April 8, at the Bellerose LIRR station, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to the station for a call of a man physically menacing three women at three separate locations in the station. Upon arrival, officers located the man, who was acting irrationally and was being detained by three bystanders.  As officers were placing the man into handcuffs to place he…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
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HEROES: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station HEROES: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station
Heroes: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station Port Authority Police Officer Kyle Chmura knows an overdose when he sees one. Responding to a call of a man down in a third-floor bathroom stall at the George Washington Bridge bus station in Washington Heights, Chmura immediately began a sternum rub in an attempt to revive the 50-year-old victim. Chmura and backup Officer Chris Figueroa then gave the man oxygen and two blasts of Narcan that eventually brought him around, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. EMS arrived, continued care and took the victim to nearby Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for further treatment, Valens…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths
NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths The New Jersey Senate on Thursday approved a proposed law that would require doctors to prescribe Narcan when writing opioid pain management prescriptions for high-risk patients. At least seven states now require co-prescribing Narcan (naloxone) with opioids: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Laws in California and Ohio require prescribers to offer naloxone co-prescriptions in certain circumstances. “It can make a difference in New Jersey, as well,” said state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, R-Boonton, a co-sponsor of the measure, which had bi-partisan su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Police Use Narcan To Rescue Rockland Overdose Victim Police Use Narcan To Rescue Rockland Overdose Victim
Police Use Narcan To Rescue Rockland Overdose Victim A Rockland County overdose victim was saved by the quick work of a police officer who administered Narcan. The incident took place on Monday, Jan. 4, when a Ramapo Police officer responded to a call in the Village of Sloatsburg for a reported heroin overdose.  Upon arrival, the officer located a 25-year-old man who was unresponsive and was not breathing, Ramapo Police said. The officer observed evidence of drug use in the immediate area of this man.  The officer administered two doses of Narcan and oxygen to the man, who then regained consciousness.  He was transported to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once
Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once Ridgefield Park police revived two overdose victims with Narcan at the same time. A frantic, screaming companion led responding Sgt. William Morton and Officers Brian Ooms and Chris Beirne into the Park Street apartment shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. In the bedroom they found a limp 32-year-old woman face down and turning blue, the chief said. As two of the officers administered Narcan, the other looked for any drugs or paraphernalia that would help assess her condition. That's when he found an unconscious 30-year-old male victim, also f…

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by Jerry DeMarco