Cops: Heroin Burrito Delivered to Hospital Patient

BRADENTON, FL — Most people who visit hospital patients bring flowers, cards or magazines to help them pass the time. That wasn’t quite the case in Bradenton recently, and now police are trying to find the man responsible for an illegal special delivery.

The incident in question unfolded Nov. 3 at Blake Memorial Hospital, but Bradenton Police just released a surveillance image of the suspect on Tuesday, Dec. 29.

According to the police department, a man walked into Blake around 3:45 a.m. Nov. 3 asking to visit a patient. When staff told the man visiting hours were long over, he handed an employee a bag of food he said was for the patient. The man then left.

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The employee happened to check the food before passing it along and found a syringe hidden inside a burrito, an email from the police department stated. That employee called police who tested the syringe’s contents and found heroin.

The man police are now looking for is described as being between 6 feet and 6 feet, 4 inches in height. He has a thin build and “bleach blonde” hair, the email stated.

Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call Officer Mike McNamee at 941-932-9300. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-866-634-8477 or by visiting www.manateecrimestoppers.com.

Surveillance photo courtesy of the Bradenton Police Department