Public Safety Alert, Multiple Suspected Overdoses in Downtown Toronto

Public Safety Alert, Multiple Suspected Overdoses in Downtown Toronto

Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 12:30 PM
14 Division:  416-808-1400

The Toronto Police would like to notify the public about suspected overdoses in the downtown area.

Since Tuesday, March 31, 2020, officers have responded to multiple suspected overdoses in the west end of the downtown area.

It is reported:

- over 48 hours several people had fallen ill after taking an unknown narcotic

Anyone who becomes ill while consuming a narcotic, are advised to attend a hospital emergency room or walk-in clinic immediately for treatment.

For a referral to a substance abuse treatment facility, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health can be reached at 1-800-463-2338.

For more information please visit Toronto Public Health.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Detective Rodney Damaso, 14 Division