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Orlando police officers released from hospital after possible fentanyl exposure

ORLANDO, Fla. — Several Orlando police officers were taken to a hospital after they were possibly exposed to fentanyl, Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon said in a tweet.

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Rolon said six officers went to a hospital Wednesday.

Three officers were taken by emergency services and the other three took themselves to get checked out.

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Rolon said the officers were directed to the hospital as a precautionary measure. They have since been released.

All the officers are doing well, police said.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.

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