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Posted on: December 31, 2023

Medical Examiner’s Office responds to recent string of suspected overdose deaths

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is again warning the public about the dangers of illegal drug use after a recent spate of suspected overdose deaths.

Hall’s office has responded to nine of these cases in a recent 12-day period, includ...

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Posted on: September 13, 2023

Medical Examiner’s Office responds to 3 suspected overdose deaths in recent days

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is warning of a recent string of suspected drug overdose deaths in the community.

Hall said her office has responded to three such cases in recent days, all involving men over 35 years of age.

This follows a simi...

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Posted on: July 26, 2023

UPDATED: Medical Examiner reports 5 suspected overdose deaths in recent days

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Note: This news release has been updated from an earlier version to reflect the reporting of two additional deaths.

Kenosha County continues to feel the fatal effects of the drug epidemic as five suspected overdose deaths have occurred in recent days, Medi...

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Posted on: June 27, 2023

Kenosha County sees new string of suspected overdose deaths; updated 2022 total ties prior record

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is reporting another recent series of suspected drug overdose deaths, as well as updated figures that indicate 2022 has tied the county’s previous annual record for toxicity deaths.

“These ne...

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Posted on: March 21, 2023

Medical Examiner reports 3 suspected overdose deaths in 5 days

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The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to three suspected overdose deaths during a recent five-day period, Medical Examiner Patrice Hall said today.

This recent wave of deaths is yet another unfortunate reminder of the continuing ...

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Posted on: December 12, 2022

Medical Examiner’s Office sees another round of suspected overdose deaths in Kenosha County

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is reporting another unfortunate string of suspected overdose deaths in the community.

Hall today said her office has responded to three such cases over the last week, including two on consecutive days. All were...

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Posted on: November 12, 2022

Medical Examiner’s Office responds to 3 suspected overdose deaths in recent days

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall today said her office has responded to three suspected overdose deaths in recent days.

Hall said this is yet another sad reminder of the use of illegal drugs and counterfeit prescription medications, many of whi...

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Posted on: October 22, 2022

Efforts continue to ID man in 1993 John Doe case

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On August 27, 1993, a photographer walking in the 12700 blocks of the Soo Line railroad tracks in Pleasant Prairie found a deceased male's body. The decedent was in an advanced state of decomposition. The Pleasant Prairie Police and the Kenosha C...

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Posted on: September 22, 2022

Medical Examiner’s Office responds to recent wave of suspected overdose deaths

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The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office has responded to four suspected overdose deaths since last week, Medical Examiner Patrice Hall announced today.

This latest wave of cases is a sad reminder of the danger of the use of illegal drugs and...

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Posted on: July 6, 2022

Suspected overdose deaths raise concerns in Medical Examiner’s Office

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Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is again warning of the dangers of drug use after her office responded to three suspected overdose deaths in a recent three-day period.

“While the specific causes of these deaths will not be confirmed ...

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Posted on: April 28, 2022

Kenosha County Public Health now providing fentanyl test strips along with Narcan training

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Kenosha County Public Health is now supplying fentanyl test strips to people who receive Narcan training, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.

The county this week accepted delivery of a supply of 2,000 test strips that it ordered recently, aft...

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Posted on: April 25, 2022

Medical examiner warns of dangers of drug use after 3 suspected overdose deaths in 4 days

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The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office has responded to three suspected overdose deaths in four days, renewing concerns about the dangers of illegal drugs that may be laced with fentanyl and other deadly substances.

Medical Examiner Patrice...

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