Oak Creek Police Revive Racine Man In Drug Overdose: Report

OAK CREEK, WI -- An apparent heroin overdose nearly took another life, this time in Oak Creek, but not before first responders were able to revive him using Narcan, a powerful drug reversal agent.

Oak Creek police responded to a home on the 1700 block of W. Drexel Ave. just before 8 p.m. on Sep. 7 on a report that an Oak Creek man overdosed and was non-responsive. According to reports, the man's mother said he was turning blue and had a hypodermic needle stuck in his right arm.

According to reports, officers arrived, found the man naked and non-responsive, laying on the bathroom floor. First responders noted that the man still had a pulse, and was only barely breathing.

Police said they administered Narcan, and the man eventually regained consciousness. Officers reported that they found .05 grams of heroin in a baggie corner in the man's wallet.

According to reports, he was transported to Wheaton Hospital - Franklin by the fire department.

Officers were able to determine that the man had an open criminal case in Racine County with a bond condition to not possess or use any controlled substances.

According to reports, once the man was medically cleared, he was transported to the police station for charges.

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