Nurse struck, hospital patient charged
Suffolk County police emergency service officers head into Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip armed with a gun that shoots beanbags, as they respond to a call where a male nurse was assaulted by a patient around 12:20 p.m. (July 8, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
Suffolk police emergency-services officers responded to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip on Friday where an emotionally disturbed patient struck a nurse, authorities said. The nurse was not seriously injured, police said, and the patient was issued a ticket to appear in District Court on a charge of second-degree harrassment. The Suffolk officer pictured is carrying a non-lethal weapon that shoots bean bags.
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