TAUNTON MA June 22 2018 — A city man who earlier in the day had apparently overdosed on heroin was arrested Tuesday night after police say he caused a disturbance at Morton Hospital. Keith Michael Courteau, 35, 520 Somerset Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. Police responded to the hospital at 8:50 […]
Winnipeg Canada June 22 2018 Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a 56-year-old Winnipeg man after a security officer was assaulted at Health Sciences Centre. Const. Tammy Skrabek said officers were called to the Crisis Response Centre area of HSC around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday because a man was fighting with security. Skrabek said the man threatened […]
Westminster County MD June 21 2018 Westminster man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly was physically aggressive toward hospital staff. Jack Arthur Hohn Jr., 42, of the 800 block of Johahn Drive, was charged with one count each of second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property — less than $1,000. He was released on $5,000 unsecured […]
SHAKOPEE, Minn. June 19 2018 – An ordinary drive home from playing hockey with friends the Friday before the Minnesota Super Bowl is now a pivotal moment in the life of Patrick Ouellet. “I started feeling some chest cramps that felt unusual,” Patrick says. “This one was more like somebody was putting a weight or was […]
Sonoma County CA June 17 2018 A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy was injured while chasing an inmate who tried to escape during a visit to Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital on Thursday, authorities said. The unnamed deputy was struck in the head by a swinging metal door as she chased inmate Yesenia E. Carranza as she […]
LONG BEACH CA June 17 2018 Personal information belonging to more than 1,000 veterans was found during a traffic stop of a Veterans Affairs clerk in Long Beach this week. The discovery was made on the campus of Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center after VA police officers noticed a personal car which illegally had commercial plates […]
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. June 10 2018 Police in Vermont have accused a man of putting a suspected explosive device at the Brattleboro Retreat psychiatric hospital. Police later determined the device was a hoax. They arrested 39-year-old Justin Clough, of Brattleboro. Police and fire investigators met with security officers at the Retreat on Thursday night. The device was […]
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. June 8 2018 – For several days after the 7 Eyewitness News I-Team exposed concerns by staff about safety and security at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the I-Team fielded a number of comments from the public and other staff members about the operation of the facility. The I-Team has continued to push […]
FRAMINGHAM MA June 8 2018 – A security guard who worked at MetroWest Medical Center repeatedly slapped a dementia patient in the face and tightly grabbed the man, leaving him battered and bruised, authorities said. Luis Gonzalez, 50, was not arrested after the April 28 incident, but police summoned him to Framingham District Court. Gonzalez […]
SALISBURY TWP., Pa. May 31 2018 – Authorities allege that a patient brandished a light bulb as a weapon against a security guard as he tried to break out of a hospital unit. Jorge L. Pina, of West Walnut Street in Allentown, faces assault charges for the alleged attack Tuesday afternoon inside Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar […]