Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Connection With Heroin Overdose: Greenwich Police
Police said a Greenwich man is accused of selling heroin to a person who overdosed and was later revived by medical personnel.
GREENWICH, CT — Police said a Greenwich man was arrested over the weekend in connection to an "overdose investigation." On Saturday, Charlee Rodriguez, 28, turned himself in at Greenwich Police headquarters on an active arrest warrant.
According to Lt. Mark Zuccerella, the warrant for Rodriguez's arrest "alleges he sold heroin to a another [person], who then overdosed" back in March. The buyer was later revived by local medical personnel, Zuccerella said. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)
Rodriguez was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and sale of a narcotic substance.
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