Cincinnati officer hospitalized after contact with ‘illicit substance’

A Cincinnati police officer was hospitalized Tuesday after contact with an "unknown illicit substance" during a traffic stop, according to our partners at WCPO.

The officer reported the substance left him feeling sick and light-headed, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.

The officer was released from University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the substance has been sent to a lab for analysis.

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