Hospital Keys, Dangerous Patient Go Missing
NAPA, Calif. — A set of keys to Napa State Hospital was reporting missing on Sept. 5. A day later, a patient who is considered extremely dangerous went missing.
The patient is suspected of stealing the keys from a hospital staff member, KTVU reports. Police say that even with the keys, the patient could not escape from the secure part of the hospital.
Some staff members have demanded that the hospital change all the locks.
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