Crime & Safety
Hospital Patient Spits On Security Officer
Police said a restrained patient at Little Company of Mary Hospital demanded apple juice, yelled obscenities and spat on a security officer.
Evergreen Park police said a man who demanded apple juice while restrained in a hospital bed spat on a security guard.
Police said Patrick F. Keane III, 19, of Elmwood Park, Ill., was charged with battery for spitting on a security officer at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, 2800 W. 95th St., on July 12.
Police said Keane, who was a patient at the hospital, yelled obscenities at the security officer, demanding apple juice. According to reports, Keane’s wrist and ankles were restrained, but Keane used his teeth to loosen the restraint on his right wrist.
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Police said Keane was brought into the hospital from Chicago and was out of control since he came in at 1:30 p.m. Hospital officials but didn’t say what he was being treated for, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
