Two San Ramon police officers were transported to an area hospital after possibly being exposed to fentanyl during a car search in the Diablo Plaza parking lot in San Ramon.
Shortly before 11:00 am Wednesday, police responded to a report person in a vehicle who was unresponsive. When officers searched the vehicle, they found drugs and other items inside the vehicle, including a firearm.
The incident prompted an assist from the San Ramon Valley Fire Department and county Hazmat after officers were exposed to what was believed to be a fentanyl exposure.
According to Chief Denton Carlson two officers were transported to the hospital and remain under observation for elevated heart rates, dizziness, and weakness.
The chief added that a 19-year-old male (Vacaville) & 27-year-old female (Cottonwood) were arrested for possession of a loaded firearm (ghost gun) without a serial.
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District worked the scene in the Safeway parking lot to “decontaminate the vehicle” and ensure no other exposures would occur. It is not believed anyone else experienced a fentanyl exposure.
San Ramon Police UPDATE
Earlier today (Wednesday, 12/27/23), at approximately 11:00 am, San Ramon Police Department Officers responded to the parking lot of 2505 San Ramon Valley Blvd in response to reports of an individual who appeared to be passed out inside a vehicle. While contacting the individual, suspected narcotics were observed, and the occupants were detained. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, Officers located additional suspected narcotics and a loaded firearm without a serial number (ghost gun).
The two officers who were conducting the vehicle search began to feel the effects of what was suspected to be fentanyl in the suspect’s vehicle. Both officers were transported to the San Ramon Regional Medical Center for precautionary reasons due to their elevated heart rates, dizziness, and weakness. They are listed in stable condition and are being monitored by medical personnel.
The two suspects, a 19-year-old male from Vacaville and a 27-year-old female from Cottonwood, were arrested for multiple charges, including possession of narcotics, possession of a loaded firearm without a serial number, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.
For a few hours, the parking lot surrounding the vehicle was closed to the public while San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District’s Hazardous Materials Response Team members decontaminated the vehicle and the surrounding area. The parking lot has been reopened, and we thank you for your patience while our public safety partners worked to ensure it was again safe for the San Ramon Community.
Note – News 24-680 broke the story
Photo by DEA
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