Wednesday, May 24, 2017
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio police officer is recovering after touching what authorities say is a suspected drug during a narcotics-related traffic stop.
Officials say the Cincinnati police officer felt light headed after touching the substance Tuesday.
The officer was treated at a hospital. Police will test the substance to determine what it is.
A police officer in East Liverpool in eastern Ohio accidentally overdosed last week when he touched the powerful opioid fentanyl on his shirt during a drug arrest.
A Cincinnati police union official says potent street drugs are more dangerous for both addicts and the first responders.