For the second time in less than a week, a police officer in the Greater Toronto Area was hospitalized after they were exposed to fentanyl while arresting a suspect.
Durham Regional Police said the latest incident occurred in Oshawa, near Simcoe Street South and Albany Street, on the afternoon of Dec. 22 as officers responded to a trespass call.
Officers located a suspect, who had been previously banned from a business in the area, and placed them under arrest. At that time, police said, one officer was exposed to fentanyl.
It’s unclear how exactly the officer made contact with the powerful synthetic opioid, but they were taken to hospital and have since been released, police said.
“This incident highlights just one of the many unknown dangers our officers face each and every day while keeping our community safe,” Durham Regional Police said in a post on X.
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