Yonkers police headquarters goes into lockdown after officer suffers potential fentanyl exposure
YONKERS (WABC) -- A detention officer was just released from the hospital after she suffered a as possible fentanyl exposure on Thursday.
The central booking facility at police headquarters in Yonkers was placed on lockdown during the incident.
Officials say the officer experienced a medical emergency in the afternoon after coming in contact with a prisoner's clothing.
First responders administered three doses of Narcan to the officer before she was transported to a trauma center.
The officer was in stable condition and later released.
She is a 10-year veteran of the Yonkers Police Department.
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