Courtesy-ASAP FB page
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Alliance of Substance Abuse Progress (ASAP), the Columbus Police Department (CPD), the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), and the Columbus Mayor’s office issued a joint warning to citizens of the county due to a recent spike in overdose deaths. During the first four months of 2021, CPD and BCSO responded to more drug overdoses and “suspected” overdoses than during this same period in previous years.
“With overdose numbers rising, we feel the public should exercise extreme caution when it comes to substances and carry NARCAN® as a lifesaving precaution,” said Doug Leonard, Executive Director of ASAP. NARCAN®, an opioid overdose reversal, is available with no questions asked, at the ASAP Hub, in the United Way Center, 1531 13th Street.
Bartholomew County alerts public of uptick in overdose deaths
During the first 4 months of 2021, the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office has responded to an alarming number of drug overdoses. Author: Sarah Jones Updated: 7:54 PM EDT May 5, 2021
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. The CDC said it saw the the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period during the pandemic.
“It hits pretty much all demographics of society,” said Chris Lane, Chief Deputy of Bartholomew Sheriff’s Office.
Like the rest of the country, Columbus, Indiana in Bartholomew County has also seen an increase in suspected overdose cases.
The CDC said, “while overdose deaths were already increasing in the months preceding the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest numbers suggest an acceleration of overdose deaths during the pandemic.”
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COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) received a report of an attempted vehicle theft at the northbound I-65 Rest Park, between Columbus and Taylorsville, on Monday just before 10 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they located the vehicle which had been crashed into a curb. The driver and a passenger, identified as Cade Bean, 21, of Avilla, Indiana, had exited the vehicle, leaving the car keys inside. They said they then saw a male subject driving away in their vehicle. After the alleged suspect crashed the vehicle, he fled on foot taking personal items, also left inside the vehicle, with him.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - A local woman was arrested after law enforcement officers spotted a vehicle that was stolen from a Columbus parking lot early Friday .
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COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Henry Lakes Boulevard and Daniel Drive, on Friday at around 5 p.m., in reference to a crash involving a motorcycle.
Upon arrival, it was determined that a vehicle driven by Melissa Pass, 38, of Edinburgh, was attempting to turn onto Daniel Drive when it was struck by a motorcycle ridden by Alex Garcia, 31, of Columbus.
Garcia was reportedly ejected from the motorcycle. After treatment at the scene, he was flown to Indianapolis via Lifeline. Pass was reportedly uninjured. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );