CA - Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who they say smacked an elderly hospital volunteer in the face earlier this week.
The crime, which police have listed as elder abuse and said was unprovoked, took place at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the lobby at Tri-City Medical Center, said Oceanside police Sgt. Kelan Poorman.
The 67-year-old victim ---- one of the hospital's many "pink ladies," as the female volunteers are called ---- was pushing two wheelchairs when the man approached.
She told the man to go around because she was moving slowly, Poorman said. The suspect then struck her in the face, knocking the woman's head back, the sergeant said. She suffered minor injuries.
The suspect is described by police as black, between 20 and 30 years old, about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 185 to 205 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Poorman said a surveillance video at the hospital captured the incident. He added that the man was in the hospital for less than a minute and fled through the east doors after the assault.
Poorman said the suspect faces a misdemeanor elder abuse charge, punishable by up to a year in jail.
If anyone has information or knows the identity of the suspect, they are asked to call the Oceanside Police Department at (760) 435-4522. Ask to speak with Investigative Assistant Kate Cronin.
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OCEANSIDE: Police ask for help in assault on elderly hospital volunteer
The crime, which police have listed as elder abuse and said was unprovoked, took place at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the lobby at Tri-City Medical Center, said Oceanside police Sgt. Kelan Poorman.
The 67-year-old victim ---- one of the hospital's many "pink ladies," as the female volunteers are called ---- was pushing two wheelchairs when the man approached.
She told the man to go around because she was moving slowly, Poorman said. The suspect then struck her in the face, knocking the woman's head back, the sergeant said. She suffered minor injuries.
The suspect is described by police as black, between 20 and 30 years old, about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 185 to 205 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Poorman said a surveillance video at the hospital captured the incident. He added that the man was in the hospital for less than a minute and fled through the east doors after the assault.
Poorman said the suspect faces a misdemeanor elder abuse charge, punishable by up to a year in jail.
If anyone has information or knows the identity of the suspect, they are asked to call the Oceanside Police Department at (760) 435-4522. Ask to speak with Investigative Assistant Kate Cronin.
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OCEANSIDE: Police ask for help in assault on elderly hospital volunteer
1 comment:
What a shame. I hope they get the guy.
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