Crime & Safety
Escaped Patient Returned to Upper Chesapeake: Harford Sheriff's Office
The Harford County Sheriff's Office was asked to help the hospital with a search.
Security at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center requested assistance from police over the weekend after a psychiatric patient left the hospital, Eddie Hopkins, spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office, said.
According to Hopkins, the patient was admitted for an emergency evaluation and believed to be suicidal. He was reported missing at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Hopkins said.
A helicopter was deployed for the search effort, and the man was found at 3 p.m. Saturday near Harvest Court and returned to the hospital, Hopkins said.
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