Salisbury Police initiate an investigation into the suspicious death of a 50 year-old male during the late afternoon hours of hours of March 28, 2016.
On March 28, 2016 at approximately 5:15 p.m., Salisbury Police Officers were conducting proactive patrol checks in the area of the 900 block of Mabel Avenue. Officers noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in a dirt parking lot next to an abandoned building within the 900 block of Mabel Avenue. Upon further investigation, the vehicle was determined to be un-occupied, and appeared to be covered in an unknown chemical which emitted a strong, noxious odor. Officers furthered their investigation and determined the owner of the vehicle to reside in the 600 block of Liberty Street. Officers then responded to the 600 block of Liberty Street in an effort to locate the owner of the vehicle.
Upon locating the residence, officers knocked on the door, but did not receive an answer. With closer inspection into the residence, officers were able to observe a male subject laying on the floor. Officers made entry into the residence in an effort to provide emergency first aid to the male subject. Once inside, officers were quickly overcome by the fumes from an unknown chemical. Officers exited the residence and requested the assistance of the Salisbury Fire Department. Fire department personnel arrived at the residence and began a de-contamination process of the officers who had been exposed to the fumes.
The body of the 50 year old male was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical examiner for further examination and to determine a cause of death. At this time the detectives and emergency medical personnel are attempting to identify the chemical that was found in the residence and the vehicle. The chemical has been contained to the residence and the vehicle, and does not appear to pose any threat to the neighboring residences or businesses.
Salisbury Police are being assisted by the Salisbury Fire Department, Parsonsburg Fire Department,
Pittsville Fire Department, Delaware Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of Environment
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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If it's not drug related, let's hope it's not TATP (concentrated hydrogen peroxide and acetone) related.
ReplyDeleteWicomico Central 911 screwed up because it was not dispatched as a HazMat incident. How many times is this going to happen. It is time to get a new Director of Emergency Services since this clown can't control his employees.
ReplyDeleteThen the Salisbury Fire Department as usual turned this into a major Cluster! Another screwed up department head that can't control his employees.
You might want to read the press release (again) as to the steps taken. Was 911 ever involved?
Delete1 Officers were conducting proactive patrol check
2 suspicious vehicle parked in a dirt parking
3 vehicle was determined to be un-occupied,
4 unknown chemical which emitted a strong, noxious odor
5 officers determined the owner of the vehicle
6 Officers then responded to address to locate the owner of the vehicle
7 at residence, officers were able to observe subject laying on the floor
8 Officers made entry into the residence
9 officers overcome by the fumes from an unknown chemical
10 Officers exited the residence and requested the assistance+
11 Salisbury Fire Department. personnel arrived began a de-contamination
Was 911 ever involved? It appears the police became involved because of the suspicious vehicle. . Once again an "anonymous" is vilifying the police, fire company and 911 because anonymous knows more about how the three agencies SHOULD have responded. What would you propose they should have done different besides call you for professional advice.
IMO the police did their job well, then calling for de-con when they found a serious situation. Good Job Guys of police force and Hazmat
Were you there? I can assure you it all went smoothly and was definately not a "cluster" were you there when SPD called for the fire department? No. I hate it when people try to bad mouth things that they were not a part of and/or know nothing about!
ReplyDeleteAnd the chemical was?
ReplyDeleteI am sure they were also busy taking photos to provide to the media, because apparently they have dual roles as fire fighters / journalists.
ReplyDeleteOnce you are dead, you no longer deserve moral etiquette. As seen by their previous outrageous behavior of publishing photos in order to embarrass the patient/citizen under the guise of it being newsworthy.
Funny you blame the fire department for that still. I personally know the photographer from that happening, and he is a journalist who took advantage of the city police not controlling the scene until the house was boarded up.
DeleteHe was lying on the floor, not laying on the floor.
ReplyDeleteExactly what photos were published to embarrass the patient???????
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