Sayre, Pa. April 6 2021– According to Bradford County Court records, Dean Gregory Veleker, 32, of Towanda was charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault for his role in an incident at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. Sayre Borough Police Officer Steven Burlingame said on Jan. 26 he was dispatched to the hospital for reports […]
Bristol Township PA April 2 2021 A 24-year-old Bristol Township man with a history of mental illness will stand trial for allegedly causing thousands of dollars in damages at a Bristol Township hospital and threatening to infect security guards after he tested positive for COVID-19 last year. Dudly Ulysse, who has paranoid schizophrenia, had spent 14 […]
DANVILLE PA April 1 2021 – Visitors to Geisinger Medical Center might notice a new security officer roaming the halls. She’s unarmed, but her sense of smell, keen hearing and constant alertness makes her a valued addition to Security Services. K9 Aria is Geisinger’s first security dog. “K9 Aria is from Czechoslovakia,” said Vicki Housner, lead […]
SPOKANE, WA. March 31 2021— Providence Health Care is welcoming a new K9 and handler to its security team. Officer Trevor Miller and K9 Rocco will help deter and prevent incidents of violence at Providence’s health care facilities across Spokane. Providence has two other K9 teams, including K9 Supervisor Pat McKenna and Sarge, and Officer […]
NORFOLK, Va. March 29 2021– Norfolk detectives announced they have arrested the man who is accused of trying to abduct a woman near the Eastern Virginia Medical School campus last week. On March 17 around 9 p.m., police responded to the 700 block of W. Olney Road for a report of an abduction. When officers […]
Lexington KY March 27 2021 Police in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, arrested a man outside of the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Hospital after being tipped off by nearby authorities that a possibly armed and dangerous man was coming to the premises. NBC News and local news affiliate WKYT reported that a man identified as Bryan […]
Minneapolis MN March 17 2021 Lacey Gonzalez arrived at HCMC on the morning of March 8 with no time to spare. Her baby was on the way and there was no stopping her. Gonzalez’s husband dashed inside to get help and found Tiffany Owen, a security officer. Owen sprang into action and helped Gonzalez deliver […]
SEATTLE WA March 12 2021 — Swedish Medical Center has placed a security officer on administrative leave while they investigate a video showing the officer putting his knee on the neck and head of a man they were detaining for trespassing. Since the restraint technique resulted in murder charges against police officers in the death of […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. March 11 2021 Officials with the Knoxville Police Department said an investigation is underway after a shooting incident involving security guards at the University of Tennessee Medical Center Monday night. According to KPD, officers responded to a shooting in a parking garage at the hospital around 8:45 p.m. Investigators said uniformed security officers were […]
Denton TX March 10 2021 A 22-year-old man stopped by security for trespassing was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly entered a hospital where he had trespassed last year. When confronted by security officers he then locked a bathroom stall door and sat down on the floor inside, according to the police report. Officers arrived at […]