As many Ohioans continue to struggle with addiction to opioids and other drugs, law enforcement professionals need to be aware of best practices as they investigate overdoses and related incidents.
Experienced investigators, prosecutors, and coroners will present information at the
Opiate Overdose Death Investigations Seminar to assist officers as they respond to, and investigate, overdose deaths. Topics will include: initial crime scene response, evidence preservation, and cellphone analysis to determine the identity and culpability of the heroin or fentanyl provider.
The training will also cover the roles of the coroner/medical examiner and prosecutor related to overdose-related criminal charges, public health data, and criminal intelligence sharing. Presenters will give a naloxone update, and public health providers will share information on current trends and health and safety issues. Speakers will include experts from the following agencies:
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office
- Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office
- Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office
- Lake County Coroner’s Office
- Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
- Lake County Narcotics Task Force
- Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Intelligence Center
- Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department
- Geauga County Sheriff’s Office
- Summit County Public Health
Nov. 17, 2017 ǀ 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Holden University Center
4242 State Route 306
Kirtland, OH
Cost: Free
(lunch provided)