A man wanted on vehicle theft charges who led Rochester Police on a brief chase Monday night was transported to St. Marys Hospital this morning to be treated for a suspected drug overdose.
Rochester Police Chief Roger Peterson describes a new danger by Police Officers and even their K9 partners in medical emergencies or criminal cases involving drugs.
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The distribution of the medication that counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose helped save the lives of two people in the Rochester area.
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says a New York Rangers player who died in 2011 of an accidental overdose of prescription painkillers and a minor league hockey player who supplied him with pills are victims of organized sports.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Law enforcement, health professionals and addiction specialists from around the country will convene in Minnesota to talk about ways to address the growing number of opioid overdose deaths.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An official close to the investigation says several pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained the powerful opioid fentanyl.