Elena Castaneda — Jul 31st, 1993
OC security guard assaulted
BREMERTON -- An Olympic College security guard was the victim of an assault Friday on the college campus.
According to Bremerton police, Duane Hays, 58, of Bremerton, was assaulted by two male suspects at 3 a.m. after he asked them to leave campus and they refused.
Hays told police the suspects punched him to the ground and then repeatedly kicked his shoulder and neck.
He was treated by paramedics on the scene and was taken to the Bremerton Naval Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. A hospital spokesman said it's unknown if he suffered head injuries.
Police arrested one of the suspects, a juvenile, on suspicion of second degree assault, after a witness pointed out the direction he saw the suspect flee. The suspect was found by a K-9 unit at the Bremerton Middle School.
Police are still investigating the other suspect.
Man punches store cashier, then flees
BREMERTON -- An employee at the Ernst store on Wheaton Way in Bremerton was working at her till Thursday afternoon when a man punched her.
According to Bremerton police reports, Wendy J. Brigham, 24, of Silverdale, turned around to help a customer when the unknown man hit her in the chin.
A witness said she thought the man said "I'm sorry" after he hit Brigham.
The man, described as a tall and thin senior citizen, left the store on foot and was not found by police. Brigham said she had not seen him in the store before the incident that day, but that she has seen him in the store before.
The police report said Brigham's chin was red and swollen, but she declined medical aid.
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