ANDOVER MA Jan 28 2021— Police said a man who attacked two security guards at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport on Jan. 15 was held on $2,500 cash bail and is being evaluated for mental competency and criminal responsibility after he was arrested last weekend. On Jan. 15, Newburyport police officer Kevin Martin issued an arrest […]
Gainesville GA January 24 2021 There are days when security officers on Stephen Hollowell’s team at Northeast Georgia Health System are hit, scratched, kicked, punched and spat on. And there are days that leave both the security team and the frontline nursing staff mentally and physically exhausted from the sheer volume of patients. “We do […]
Gainesville GA January 24 2021 There are days when security officers on Stephen Hollowell’s team at Northeast Georgia Health System are hit, scratched, kicked, punched and spat on. And there are days that leave both the security team and the frontline nursing staff mentally and physically exhausted from the sheer volume of patients. “We do […]
EDWARDSVILLE IL Jan 21 2021— Felony criminal charges was recently filed by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s office include: Peter J. Liparoto, 49, of Alton, was charged Jan. 13 with aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony. The case was presented by the Alton Police Department. According to court documents, on Jan. 4 Liparoto struck a […]
Hoboken NJ Jan 18 2021 A man who was arrested for knocking out someone during a Hoboken street fight tried to flee the hospital during treatment to escape being detained, police said Jared Mullin, 22, of Jackson, was charged with aggravated assault, obstruction of administration of law, escape, and aggravated assault on a law […]
Columbus IN Jan 15 2021 Columbus Regional Health is planning to start turning its current hospital security unit into an in-house police force this year in response to what officials said has been an increase in “quickly escalating or high-risk, sometimes violent situations” at the hospital in recent years. The transition, which includes phasing out […]
Monroe Louisiana January 10 2021 Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a Monroe man last week for assaulting an employee at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. Len Williams, 52, of Monroe, was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center for battery of an emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel or a healthcare professional. According to the Jan. […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Jan 10 2021 A corrections officer and a nurse were sent to the hospital Friday evening for possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. It happened at the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston. Lawrence Messina, spokesperson for WVDHS, says two inmates appeared to be in need of […]
Sumter County FL Jan 1 2021 A sex offender was arrested after camping out on a bench outside the Emergency Room at UF Health The Villages Hospital. Sumter County sheriff’s deputies were called at about 5:30 p.m. Monday to the hospital after a report of a “belligerent” man who refused to leave after being discharged. […]
RICHMOND, Ind. January 1 2021— Reid Health Police Department increased its force of sworn officers by four this week. Officers Jeremy Hicks, David Jones, Dillon Pitcher and Jeremiah Lawson took their oaths Monday from Craig Kinyon, the president and CEO of Reid Health, according to a news release. The four will now attend the Indiana […]