Crime & Safety
Cops: Homeless Woman Arrested After Refusing to Leave Hospital
Defendant was held on $500 bail
A homeless woman who refused to leave the hospital was arrested and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest Saturday, police said.
According to Riverhead police, Jennifer Sulzer, 37, who is undomiciled, was arrested at 9:43 a.m. on Saturday at Peconic Bay Medical Center after she allegedly refused to leave after being discharged.
Police said officers came and attempted to remove her from the scene, but she resisted.
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Sulzer was arrested and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. She was arraigned and remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500 bail.
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