Fentanyl Exposure Suspected In Officer's Illness: Police

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — An officer was hospitalized after falling ill from what police said was a suspected fentanyl exposure Tuesday during an arrest. The officer was on the way to the Franklin precinct with the detainee and confiscated drugs when she started to feel nauseated, authorities reported.

Around 11:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, the officer pulled over into a parking lot on Hanover Pike at Glen Falls Road because she felt ill. There, medical personnel and additional officers responded, taking her to an area hospital for evaluation and for treatment of potential fentanyl exposure.

She was in good condition as of Tuesday afternoon, police reported.

The suspect is not being identified until official charges have been filed.

Police said the suspected narcotics that resulted in the arrest were found by medical personnel.

After a crash on Hanover Pike near Bortner Road around 10:37 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, one of the drivers was put into the ambulance for evaluation; and when the driver was released, medical personnel found a vial containing suspected narcotics left behind.

The EMS crew notified the officer that there was a potential narcotics issue, police said.

Subsequently, authorities said the officer arrested the driver for a suspected narcotics violation and searched the driver's vehicle for any additional violations.

This is breaking news and will be updated.

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