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A security guard said a patient escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital. Initially, the male patient was admitted to Grady’s psychiatric ward, but he was moved to another floor for observation. “[The patient] was supposed to be monitored by Grady security,” the officer wrote. “[The patient] removed his restraints and left the hospital.” The patient is mentally ill, suicidal and believed to be HIV-positive, according to the police report. The patient wore jeans and a black T-shirt with a red stripe on it. The officer wrote, “He has a long white beard and he wears glasses.”

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