Sergeant Melissa Ruch of the West Penn Township Police Department is recovering from her injuries this morning after she was reportedly attacked by a motorist after she stopped to assist a disabled vehicle.
Apparently, this thug first slashed Sergeant Ruch’s shirt and then threw her over a guardrail during the attack:
https://twitter.com/HollysHere/status/639280535253200896
State police searching for man they say sliced office's shirt and assaulted her. Possibly driving dark colored vehicle. @WNEP
— Sarah Buynovsky WNEP (@SarahBuynovsky) September 3, 2015
#BREAKING:
Pennsylvania Police Sgt. Melissa Ruch in critical condition after attack. READ: http://t.co/jLm7oCdIMG pic.twitter.com/306TaUSVRO— WOODRADIO (@WOODRADIO) September 3, 2015
Sergeant Ruch was then airlifted to the hospital:
A PennSTAR helicopter landed on a field at the intersection of SR309 and SR895 to transport officer Ruch to Lehigh Valley at Cedar Crest.
More from WNEP:
“Her shirt is like sliced from–we don’t know what it’s sliced yet from,” said Trooper David Boehm. “The person that we’re looking for is a Hispanic male, 6’2″ to 6’4″, 240 to 260 pounds. He was wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans, the kind that go way down below your knees and possibly in a dark colored Nissan Maxima.”
As of this morning, the manhunt continues:
Prayers for officer Melissa Ruch???http://t.co/yB4OWpXhIG
— Tiarra Lowery (@tiarrabanks1) September 3, 2015
#BlueLivesMatter
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