2 Officers Sickened During Meth Investigation
Meth Was Cooking Inside Backpack, Investigators Say
Posted: 09/06/2012
Last Updated:
257 days ago
Two South Bend police officers were taken to a hospital after authorities said they breathed fumes from methamphetamine that was cooking inside a backpack.Police Capt. Phil Trent said one of the officers was admitted overnight for observation while the other was treated and released.The officers found the backpack while investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle behind a house on the city's southeast side. The officers were sickened after opening the backpack, the South Bend Tribune reported.Officers also noticed odors coming from the house, where a considerable amount of meth-related chemical were found, officials said.
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