If you notice a sweet, young chocolate lab prancing through the halls of Akron Children’s Hospital, there’s a good chance you just met Chase. Handled by Officer Ramona Caley, Chase is an officer in training with Akron Children’s Hospital’s Department of Public Safety. She’s working to be both a bomb sniffing dog and a therapy […]
Public safety spotlight: Meet Officer Gary Abeid
When he retired from full-time law enforcement work in 2012, Gary Abeid wasn’t quite ready to permanently turn in his badge. During his 29-year tenure as a Youngstown-area police officer, Gary also served part-time at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Comfortable working in a hospital setting, he decided to return to St. Elizabeth’s in 2013 as […]