Bowling Green police and fire divisions used Narcan to revive three people suspected of overdosing Wednesday.
The first was around 10 a.m., when police were called to Burger King, 1570 E. Wooster St., for a woman sleeping in the lobby area. Police were told that four people came in with the woman, Barbara Reilly, 34, of Dearborn, Michigan, and said their car broke down on Interstate 75.
Reilly reportedly fell asleep at a table, and the four other people left on foot without her. Police tried to wake Reilly, but had no success. Next to her was a wash basket with items, a bag and two small coolers.
In the bag an officer found a “Happy Kit Dab Case” which contained two glass pipes with unknown white and black burnt residue, pipe cleaner brush, lighter, dab tools, and steel wool.
Fire division personnel arrived and administered Narcan, and Reilly woke up briefly. She was then transported to Wood County Hospital, and was charged with one count of possession of drug abuse instruments.
The second overdose was reported around 1:39 p.m., and units were dispatched to the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue for an unconscious man in his truck. Joshua Karcher, 35, of Northwood, was transported to Wood County Hospital.
Fire Division paramedics reported to police that when they arrived on the scene Karcher was not breathing, blue, and barely had a pulse. They administered a single dose of Narcan, which revived Karcher.
Karcher reportedly told police that he didn’t know what had happened, and said he had been clean for 10 years. Even when confronted about the use of Narcan, Karcher reportedly said he didn’t know what happened.
The third overdose was found around 9:57 p.m., when an officer on routine patrol noticed a vehicle in the parking lot of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1505 E. Wooster St. Inside was a man slumped over the steering wheel.
The man, later identified as Lonnie Doolittle, 42, of Milton Center, appeared unresponsive, with saliva dripping from his mouth and agonal breathing.
The fire division was called, and a police officer administered one dose of Narcan to Doolittle. He remained unresponsive, so the officer administered a second dose. Doolittle started to wake up and breathe normally, according to the police report.
Doolittle had his cell phone resting on his lap, with what appeared to be the remnants of a white powdery substance on it.
Doolittle was transported to Wood County Hospital by the fire division. While in the emergency department, he reportedly denied all drug activity, and said he had just passed out. He did tell officers that he is on probation.
