DATE/TIME: February 16, 2023
INCIDENT: MEDICAL AID
LOCATION: 16000 Block of Spruce Street, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): N/A
VICTIM(S): 57-year-old Male
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Deputies Vega and Contreras with the Hesperia Police Department responded to an adult male who overdosed and was unconscious. Deputies performed life-saving measures, including administering NARCAN. The victim regained consciousness and was transported to a local hospital for additional treatment.
In May 2022, NARCAN, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, was approved for field use by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Through a collaborative effort with the California Department of Public Health's Naloxone Grant Program, the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, NARCAN was implemented for field use in late 2022 following an extensive training period. NARCAN is yet another tool used by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department to assist the residents of our County.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Doug Hubbard, Lieutenant
Station: Hesperia
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. HE230470103
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
