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Parking lot thief on the prowl at Ohio hospital
Healthcare Security Weekly, February 7, 2005
A thief slashed a patient's hand last week while walking to his car at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center's parking garage in Toledo, OH, the Toledo Blade reported.
When a man reached for George Beakas's wife's purse, he tried to intervene. The thief pulled a knife and sliced Beakas's hand. He later received treatment for a wound to his right hand at the hospital. Police are still searching for a suspect.
This incident marks the third purse snatching in the garage in the past three months, Sarah Bednarski, Mercy Health Partners spokesperson told the Blade.
St. Vincent's has security officers that patrol the six-story garage and security cameras in the area too.
"We're examining our safety enhancements," Bednarski said. "We have a mobile van that will take patients and visitors to their cars if they need an escort. Our goal is always to provide the safest environment we can."
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