Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland
Police Use Narcan To Save Teen Overdose Victim In Rockland A 19-year-old was saved from death by area police who administered Narcan after finding him passed out in a vehicle. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 11, in Rockland County when Ramapo Police responded to a parking lot in the village of Sloatsburg for a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver of the vehicle told police that his passenger had ingested what he believed was heroin and then passed out, said the Ramapo Police. Officers said the victim appeared to have shallow breathing and a weak pulse.  The officers …
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Kills One, Three Overdose In Area, Police Say Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Kills One, Three Overdose In Area, Police Say
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Kills One, Three Overdose In Area, Police Say Police are reporting that one person died and another three suffered overdoses after allegedly taking cocaine laced with Fentanyl in Ulster County. The incident took place on Saturday, Nov. 9, when the Kingston Police Patrol and Detective divisions responded to a call regarding multiple overdoses at an area home. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one person dead and three others that required immediate medical attention, the Kingston Police said. A white powder was recovered from the scene and preliminarily tested positive for the presence of cocaine and Fentanyl, they added. …
Man's Fatal Overdose In Area Leads To Federal Indictment Man's Fatal Overdose In Area Leads To Federal Indictment
Man's Fatal Overdose In Area Leads To Federal Indictment An alleged drug dealer is facing federal charges after allegedly selling heroin and fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of an area man. Montague, New Jersey, resident Robert Ciervo, 25, has been charged for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which resulted in the death of 36-year-old Westtown resident Richard Beauchesne earlier this year. Ciervo was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 29 and charged in White Plains federal court with participating in a conspiracy to distribute drugs with Margaret Flood, 38, and Robert Flood, 39, both of Sparrowbush, and Travis Hoppe…
Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant
Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant An alleged prostitute has been charged in connection with the death of the head chef of the glitzy Cipriani Dolce restaurant in Grand Central Terminal who was found stuffed in a garbage can in a motel room. The body of Andrea Zamperoni, 33, of Queens, was discovered by New York City Police around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Kamway Lodge & Tavern in Elmhurst, a dumpy Queens motel, after officers responded to a call of an unconscious man, said the NYPD. Friends and co-workers had been searching for Zamperoni, who had been reported missing on Monday, Aug. 19, after failing to rep…
Overdose Victim Rescued In Rockland Overdose Victim Rescued In Rockland
Overdose Victim Rescued In Rockland Some fast-thinking first responders in Rockland County helped save the life of a woman suffering from a potentially fatal overdose. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to a home in Hillburn on Sunday, Aug. 18, where there was a call for a possible drug overdose. Upon arrival, officers found a woman who was unresponsive and without a pulse. One officer began CPR while the second administered Narcan to the woman. After several cycles of CPR and multiple doses of Narcan, the woman began to regain consciousness. Officers were assisted at the scene by Rockland Paramedics …
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area A 29-year-old man has admitted selling heroin to an area resident who died of an overdose. Alban K. Rowe, 29, of Walden, pleaded guilty on Friday, June 21 before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to criminal sale of a controlled substance for having sold heroin to the man at a residence in the Village of Montgomery, at approximately 3 a.m., on July 18, 2018, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovlersaid. The man subsequently died of a heroin overdose, Hoovler said. Rowe is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9, in that case, as well as for a separate case. Rowe…
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Opioids continue to plague the country, as overdose deaths peaked toa record high last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Preliminary estimates from the CDC found that drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 people in America in 2017, a record number and rise of approximately 10 percent. The count includes deaths that occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the CDC, the rise in overdoses comes as more Americans are using opioids, and the drugs are becoming stronger and more deadly. In January 2017, the CDC had said there was a predicted 2,521 predi…
Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death
Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three years post-release supervision for selling heroin to a woman who later died of an overdose, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Jay Pagan of Maybrook was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with selling heroin to the 24-year-old Maybrook woman who died as the result of a possible drug overdose on Jan. 26, the DA's office said.  Pagan had pleaded guilty in March to criminal sale of a controlled substance. At the time he pleaded guilty, Pagan admitted that he h…
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Two men and two women have been arrested following an investigation into two drug overdoses the weekend of April 21, one of which resulted in a fatality in Dutchess County. The New York State Police Troop K Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Village of Red Hook Police Department executed a pre-dawn search warrant at a residence located off South Broadway on Friday, April 27. A joint investigation between state police and the Red Hook Police Department led to the search which resulted in the seizure of an undisclosed amount of heroin, a small amount of marijuana, more than $2,000 i…
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…
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…