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Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man A 28-year-old was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a 30-year-old man in Orange County over the weekend. New York State Police and officers from the Port Jervis City Police Department arrested Patrick Shevlin, 28, of Montague in Sussex County, New Jersey and charged him with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance in association with the death, said Port Jervis Chief of Police William Worden. On Saturday, during the early morning hours, state police were dispatched to a residence located in Sprarrowbush for an apparent heroin-related overdose. Police allege that Shevl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death
Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two women were arrested on felony drug charges following the overdose death of a Port Jervis man. Katelynn Smith, 23, of Port Jervis and Gloria Bruno, 62, of Glen Spey, were arrested on Thursday for criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, said Port Jervis police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The women were arrested following the apparent overdose death of a 28-year-old Port Jervis man during the early morning hours on Thursday, Port Jervis Police said. Police allege that the defendant Smith sold a quantit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Quick Thinking Cops Use Narcan To Prevent Heroin Overdoses In Westchester Quick Thinking Cops Use Narcan To Prevent Heroin Overdoses In Westchester
Quick Thinking Cops Use Narcan To Prevent Heroin Overdoses In Westchester Some fast thinking first responders saved the lives of a man and woman who were in danger of dying from a heroin overdose at a Greenburgh retail store. Greenburgh Police Department paramedics, officers and personnel from the Hartsdale Fire Department were dispatched to Michael’s retail store on North Central Avenue on Friday, Jan. 19, where there were reports of a woman inside who was suffering from cardiac arrest. Officials said that paramedics assessed that hte woman was not breathing, and a drug overdose was the suspected cause. First responders provided medical attention, including the …

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by Zak Failla