Police warn of used hypodermic needle dumped near Petaluma school

Petaluma police are on the lookout for a used hypodermic syringe dumped on a dirt path near Sonoma Mountain Elementary School.|
MARTIN ESPINOZA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Petaluma police have issued a warning for pedestrians using a path behind Sonoma Mountain Elementary to be on the lookout for a used hypodermic syringe.

Police said they received a call Thursday about a “suspicious person” walking behind the school carrying a syringe. Police officers detained the person, but he no longer had the syringe, saying he dumped it near a bridge that crossed over a creek.

Officials said anyone finding the syringe should call the Petaluma Police Department at 778-4372.

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