'Overdose emergency' prompts warning to avoid downtown Belleville
Belleville police warned members of the public to "exercise caution and avoid unnecessary travel" after paramedics responded to 13 overdoses within one hour on Tuesday afternoon.
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Belleville police warned members of the public to "exercise caution and avoid unnecessary travel" after paramedics responded to 13 overdoses within one hour on Tuesday afternoon.