5 women overdose on fentanyl at New Jersey mall, police say

HACKENSACK, N.J. (News 12 New Jersey) - Police say five female employees at a New Jersey mall had to be revived Wednesday after they ingested and o...

March 17, 2023
12:32 PM

HACKENSACK, N.J. (News 12 New Jersey) - Police say five female employees at a New Jersey mall had to be revived Wednesday after they ingested and overdosed on fentanyl. On Wednesday night, the Hackensack Police Department, fire officials and EMS responded to an emergency call at the Shops at Riverside for reports that multiple people suffered apparent drug overdoses. Good Samaritans used life-saving equipment on the victims while waiting for the first responders, who then administered naloxone when they arrived.

News 12 New Jersey staff