Press Release: Officers Save Overdose Victim With Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan)
DATE/TIME: 12/06/14 5:13 pm
LOCATION: Starbucks State Highway 66
OFFICERS INVOLVED: Police Officers Brenden Bernhard, Raheem Carter and Timothy Kolodziej
NARRATIVE: On 12/06/14 at approximately 5:13 pm, Officers Brenden Bernhard, Raheem Carter and Timothy Kolodziej responded to an unresponsive, unconscious male located inside the men’s bathroom of the Starbuck on State Highway 66. Information provided to responding officers indicated that the victim had ingested heroin prior to being found unconscious.
Officers on scene administered one dose of Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan) resulting in the victim becoming conscious and responsive. The victim was speaking with officers immediately prior to being transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Officers credit the use of the Narcan in saving the man’s life. This is the department’s fourth successful deployment of Narcan to resuscitate a victim experiencing a drug overdose since being distributed to officers on June 4th 2014.
PREPARED BY: Detective Lieutenant Kevin L. Faller
Public Information Officer
(732) 531-1800
[email protected]
DATE: 12/08/2014
Lt. TT/224
Address/Location
Township of Ocean Police Department
399 Monmouth Road
Ocean Township, NJ 07755
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-531-1800
