Police respond to hospital call

Two Whitman Hospital staffers sustained minor injuries June 21 in attempts to subdue a patient who reportedly became unruly in the emergency room. One staff member sustained arm scratches and one was head butted in the struggle, according to Interim Chief David Szambelan who responded to the scene at 8:36 a.m. Two deputies and a State Patrol trooper also responded to the scene.

Szambelan said hospital staffers reported the patient had left the room where he was being treated and became unruly. Staff members at the hospital were able to get the patient on the floor and officers arrived on the scene to keep the patient subdued until medications took effect.