A Saline County man overdosed on drugs but was revived after deputies administered NARCAN (naloxone). According to a report from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, January 10, 2022, a 29-year-old male was suffering from an overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that the DEA states is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Deputies arrived […]
Deputy honored for saving victim from opioid overdose
Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Chief Deputy Jay Fitzpatrick awarded the Lifesaving Award to Dep. Rachelle Stewart on Monday on behalf of Sheriff Rodney Wright. The award comes after Dep. Stewart responded to an unknown medical emergency to assist EMS personnel with a patient that was unconscious and not breathing. Dep. Stewart recognized the signs […]
Two Lives Saved in Three Weeks by Deputies with New Equipment
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge awarded a life-saving badge to Corporal Joseph Traylor of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) for his efforts in reviving an unconscious male subject using some very recent training and new equipment. Late on the evening of October 28, 2017, Traylor was dispatched to a call with an “unconscious subject with […]