Crime & Safety

Ambulances Called to Multiple Drug Overdoses in Recent Days

Information provided by the Chelmsford Fire Department.

The following incidents were provided by the Chelmsford Fire Department, taking place between February 9 and February 15.

Sunday, Feb. 9

  • At 1:35 a.m. on North Road, a personnel member was injured on duty. The person involved remained on duty despite the injury.
  • An ambulance was called at 12:49 p.m. for a man with difficulty breathing and some chest pain on Albina Street.
Monday, Feb. 10
  • At 12:34 a.m. emergency crews were called to North Road for a 24-year-old unresponsive female. A drug overdose was suspected.
  • Several crews were sent to Route 3 South before Exit 33 for a two-car crash with injuries reported at 9:06 am.
  • A 40-year-old man with a history of seizures suffered one at 2:01 p.m. Several units responded to Apollo Drive for the incident.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
  • A four-car crash and a two-car crash were reported on Carlisle Street near the Route 495 bridge at 7:48 a.m.
  • An unknown medical emergency was called in at 11:36 a.m. on Adams Street as a receptionist was told to call 911.
  • On Riverneck Road, a 21-year-old man was reported unconscious from a possible drug overdose at 1:37 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
  • A possible chimney fire was reported on Field Street, bringing several engines to the area at 6:58 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 13
  • Another chimney or stove fire was called in from Carlisle Street, this one at 11:36 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 14
  • A carbon monoxide detector was activated on Technology Drive.
  • On Drum Hill Road near Radio Shack, a pedestrian was reportedly struck by a vehicle and injured around 6:13 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15
  • A multiple vehicle crash with injures was called in on Boston Road at 4:08 p.m.
  • At 5:54 p.m. a woman on Princeton Street fell somewhere outside and suffered unknown injuries. She was calling from inside the home after the fall.


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