Police Save Heroin Addict in Precinct Parking Lot

St. Louis County Police resuscitated a man who overdosed on heroin at the South County Precinct Thursday afternoon. 

A 31-year-old man from Lemay called his cousin to pick him up at his apartment and the two were driving south on Telegraph Road when the man passed out. 

At approximately 3:30 p.m., the car pulled onto the precinct parking lot and the cousin shouted for help. 

Officer Justin Holtz checked for a pulse and found the man had none.

"He was dead," Officer Mike Schira said. "He was unresponsive and wasn't breathing."

Lt. Karl Bulla and Sgt. Brad Wendling performed CPR for several minutes and used a portable defibrillator to bring the man back to life. He had a pulse when paramedics from the Mehlville Fire Protection District arrived on the scene and transported him to .

Police said the man had overdosed on heroin and was released from prison less than 24 hours prior to the incident.