An officer with the Bartlesville (OK) Police Department was given a potentially life-saving dose of Narcan after he fell to the floor during processing of evidence that included an amount of fentanyl late last week.
An officer with the Los Altos (CA) Police Department was hospitalized after having possibly been exposed to Fentanyl at the agency's headquarters building Monday morning.
An officer with the West Sacramento (CA) Police Department found dead in a Charleston, SC, hotel room in December died of an apparent overdose involving fentanyl and heroin.
The Lewiston (ME) Police Department said in a statement that 34-year-old Officer Nicholas Meserve died from acute fentanyl intoxication in February.
An officer with the Boston Police Department was hospitalized after suffering signs of exposure to fentanyl on Wednesday night.
An officer with the Irvine (KY) Police Department was given Narcan after coming into contact with a potentially deadly narcotic during a drug arrest over the weekend.
According to WBAL-TV, the girlfriend of 25-year-old Joseph Banks called 911 seeking assistance after realizing that Banks was in trouble.
An officer with the Wareham (MA) Police Department responding to an overdose call was exposed to fentanyl over the weekend.
Three Arlington, WA, police officers were taken to an area hospital Monday after a reaction to second-hand heroin smoke exposure. Authorities suspect fentanyl was involved.
SWAT team members were exposed to an unknown airborne chemical substance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the chemical substance was possibly fentanyl.