While a common cause has not been established as of yet, Indiana County emergency responders have seen an unusual spike in overdose numbers over the last few days.
We received a tip that there had been a higher-than-normal total of overdose calls over the last 24-48 hours. We followed up with Randy Thomas of Citizens Ambulance Service, and he did confirm that from Tuesday into Wednesday, Citizens was dispatched six times for overdose cases, but they have not been able to find any connection between the six calls.
We also followed up with Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr., and he said that none of the overdose cases were fatalities, and his office was not involved in the investigations.
Local law enforcement agencies and the State Police have not made any official announcements on any of these cases.
