Officer encountered man running down middle of Route 28… OD victim found lying nearby unconscious… 28 temporarily shut down… [Video]
HYANNIS – At about 7:50pm, A Barnstable Patrolman was traveling westbound when he encountered a man running down the middle of Route 28 in the area of Oakland Road.
The man was running toward a green pickup truck pulled over on the side of the road facing oncoming traffic…
Two males began arguing, with one of the males unsteady on his feet and crying hysterically…
A third male was found lying nearby unconscious with a hypodermic needle hanging out of one of his pockets…
State Police Troopers Waskiewicz and MacDonald (both formally Barnstable Police Officers) stopped and began to resuscitate the stricken overdose patient…
Hyannis Rescue responded for what was described as an unconscious male found lying in the road…
Route 28 was partially closed down temporarily during resuscitation efforts…
Rescue arrived and revived the “John Doe” patient using Narcan… The patient became suddenly conscious and alert before being transported to CCH where is expected to survive. The patient refused to cooperate and give his name or information to Hyannis Rescue workers…
Meanwhile, police began to focus their attention on the unsteady man who was crying hysterically. The decision was made to take him into protective custody because he appeared highly intoxicated and a potential danger to himself or others… While frisking the man, police found an illegal spring-loaded knife…
Jeremy Garbitt, age 31, of Mashpee was taken into protective custody and also charged with Possession of a Dangerous Weapon. He was transported back to Barnstable Police Headquarters for booking and processing.
The following video highlights the scene on Route 28 right after the OD patient was revived and loaded into an ambulance… [Press play]
Author's note: Hyannis News had observed an anecdotal decline in heroin overdoses recently. Also, over the past month, narcotics detectives have made several significant heroin busts which may be responsible for the recent decline in overdoses.
Today however, within the past 24 hours, Hyannis News has observed at least three near-fatal overdoses within the Town of Barnstable alone... Is there a sudden resurgence in heroin overdoses, and if so, why?
Hyannis News will be checking with BPD crime statistics analysts to see if there are any significant new trends. Please stay tuned for updates...
7/1/2014
Robert Bastille,
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