By Jim Laughlin, CSLEA Member Services Representative ATASCADERO – On the February 10, 2017, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Representative Chris Scrimiger and I met with newly hired police officers, investigators and Communications Operators at Atascadero State Hospital. State Hospital Safety Employees are tasked with the protection of the mentally ill, hospital […]
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Two Atascadero State Hospital Police Officers Injured in Attack By Patients
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, two state hospital police officers and two other hospital employees were injured in an attack by three patients at Atascadero State Hospital (ASH). The assaults happened at about 8:30 p.m. when three patients in the dayroom caused a disturbance and charged at hospital employees. Despite attempts to quell the disturbance, […]
