Assault at 800 BLOCK OF OSTRUM ST on 10/16/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 10/16/2026 12:00 AM
Description: A male patient barricaded himself in an emergency room at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, fashioned a makeshift weapon out of a nurse-call controller, and attempted to harm staff members; the Lehigh County Emergency Response Team defused the situation and a suspect was taken into custody; no injuries were reported and police said there was no danger to the public.
Address: 800 BLOCK OF OSTRUM ST, Fountain Hill, PA
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