Politics & Government
Belleville Police Save Overdosing Man Twice In Eight Hours
Police used a Narcan kit to revive a Belleville man on Wednesday afternoon. They returned 8 hours later to do it again.
Learning from your mistakes is more difficult than it sounds when narcotics are involved.
On Wednesday, Belleville police officers experienced a case of deja vu when they returned to save an overdosing man at a Greylock Parkway home after saving him earlier that afternoon.
According to NorthJersey.com, officers used a Narcan kit and CPR to resuscitate the man around 1:36 p.m. that day.
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Emergency responders transported him to Clara Maas Medical Center after successfully reviving him.
Around 9:39 p.m., officers were again called to the man’s home on a report of a second overdose.
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The man was revived and taken to the hospital a second time.
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