Public Safety Alert, Police investigating numerous suspected drug overdoses in the downtown core, Possibly linked to four overdose deaths

 

Public Safety Alert,
Police investigating numerous suspected drug overdoses in the downtown core,
Possibly linked to four overdose deaths

Broadcast time: 12:00
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Unit: 51 Division
Phone: 416-808-5100
Case #: N/A

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

Between Friday, March 4 and Monday, March 7, 2022, police responded to four separate sudden deaths as a result of drug overdoses within 51 Division.

In the same time frame, emergency services also responded to nine separate incidents of suspected drug overdoses.

It is believed all of the overdoses and deaths are linked to the use of fentanyl being distributed in the downtown core of the city. This is being investigated and in each case the fentanyl was described as being either pink or blue in colour.

The Toronto Police Service wants to remind people that if they are taking drugs, including fentanyl, to use extreme caution and do not take them alone.

If anyone suffers serious illness after consuming a narcotic, they should attend a hospital emergency room, call 9-1-1, or go to a walk-in clinic immediately for treatment. For a referral to a substance use treatment facility, visit Connex Ontario or call 211 or the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health can be reached at 1-800-463-2338.

For more information about overdose prevention and response, please visit the Toronto Public Health website.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100, 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 or listen to our podcast, 24 Shades of Blue with Obie & Ax.

Constable Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Detective Sergeant Daniel Hoffmeyer, 51 Division