At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old man and 18-year-old woman were found suffering what was believed to be heroin overdoses on the 100 block of I Street in LaPorte, according to a LaPorte County Sheriff's release from Friday night.

On Thursday, another overdose case was discovered near the Union Mills area, according to the release.

"We typically hold the cards close on narcotics investigations; however, this rate of cases is cause (for) alarm," Drug Task Force Supervisor Sgt. Andy Hynek said in the release.

Boyd encouraged anyone who has a loved one struggling with heroin addiction to take every available step to protect them from harm.

"We've seen spikes in overdose cases around Indiana and the rest of the United States, and it appears as though we are suffering the same fate as many other communities," Boyd said in the release. "We encourage anyone that knows of a person struggling with a heroin addiction to watch over them closely, seek whatever assistance is available to you and monitor them every minute of the day."

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