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Officers Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Westchester, Police Say Officers Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Westchester, Police Say
Officers Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Westchester, Police Say Several police officers are recovering after being exposed to an unidentified drug or chemical while making an arrest over the weekend in Westchester. The incident took place during the evening on Friday, May 7, in Yonkers. That's when the Yonkers PD officers responded to a call of an agitated man on Ravine Avenue with a loaded, defaced handgun who was arguing with himself and threatening to shoot everyone on sight. After searching the man, several officers began to feel sick, to the point of semi-consciousness, said Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller. One officer fell and struck …

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by Kathy Reakes