STONY BROOK, N.Y. June 12 2020 A man has been arrested after he allegedly brought three explosive devices into Stony Brook University Hospital. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, a hospital security guard called State University Police at Stony Brook after a suspicious man entered the emergency department at around 9 p.m. Tuesday. When officers […]
Fresno CA June 4 2020 While Daniel Duncan’s wife was being admitted into Saint Ages Medical Center on Tuesday, the 39-year-old Fresno man was being tackled and Tased by hospital security. Duncan was detained for more than four hours early Tuesday morning before being charged with battery in an incident that has his family calling […]
Milton FL June 4 2020 A Jay man who was denied access to the Santa Rosa Medical Center to visit his wife allegedly retrieved a shotgun from his truck and aimed it at a security officer and a nurse. Eric Reitz, 57, was arrested Friday, charged with two counts of aggravated battery and booked into […]
HUNTINGTON, NY June 2 2020— A security officer was assaulted which has led to the arrest of a suspect according to police. Stephen Davenport, 33, of Wyandanch, punched a security officer in the face at Huntington Hospital, causing the officer minor injuries, police said. He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault: intent to cause physical […]
Bay St Louis MS May 31 2020 Ochsner Medical Center in Bay St. Louis was on lockdown Wednesday morning after police received reports of shots fired in the hospital parking lot, Sheriff Ricky Adam said. Reports of the shots first came in at about 8:30 a.m. By 10:45 a.m., the lockdown had been lifted. “Our […]
CARIBOU, Maine May 30 2020— Cary Medical Center has transitioned from a private security firm to an in-house security force, with the goal of enhancing patient and staff safety. The initiative follows several months of program evaluation, including the input of front line workers and senior leadership. The hospital has now recruited and placed six […]
Pontiac MI May 21 2020 Charges have been filed against a 25-year-old Pontiac man with COVID-19 for allegedly assaulting and spitting at staff at McLaren-Oakland Hospital in Pontiac where he had been brought in for treatment. Patrick Michael Crawford was arraigned Saturday in 50th District Court on four counts of assault and battery, each 93-day […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 18 2020— Sarah Patrick delivered a healthy baby boy at Baptist Health Louisville over Mother’s Day weekend, but the circumstances weren’t exactly typical. For one, she gave birth on the pavement outside the hospital after she and her husband frantically tried to get inside the facility but were met with locked doors. […]
Aurora IL May 18 2020 A woman who claimed to have COVID-19 was arrested after she spit in a nurse’s face at an Aurora hospital, police said. Officers responded to Mercy Hospital to assist hospital security just after midnight on Monday after a woman, who claimed she tested positive for COVID-19, had allegedly spit on a […]
Tampa FL May 12 2020 A woman gave birth at the entrance to a Tampa, Fla., hospital, thanks to an assist from a quick-thinking security officer. Philip Kalil was outside the main entrance of Tampa General Hospital on April 25, screening people for signs of coronavirus, when a man rushed out of a car and […]