COVID Vaccine Theft: Paramedic Steals Doses In Alleged Coverup. ‘What Were You Thinking?’
01/27/21 AT 9:27 AM
A public servant, who was hailed at 2020 s Paramedic of the Year, has been arrested and charged with the theft of COVID vaccines.
Joshua Colon, a 31-year-old Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic, was taken into custody in Florida on Monday after three doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine that were earmarked for first responders went missing, the county’s sheriff’s office said.
“It s a matter of public trust, we take that seriously,” Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Robert Weech said at a news conference on Tuesday. “We had a special duty, and that was to deliver the vaccine to the first responders that are out there helping the public.”
Polk Fire Rescue paramedic arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses
A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials, the sheriff s office said.
and last updated 2021-01-27 17:24:54-05
A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, the sheriff s office said.
Joshua Colon, 31, was just named Paramedic of the Year in 2020, but on Monday he was arrested for stealing the vaccine, then forging the screening and consent forms. Colon told detectives he was directed to do so, by his supervisor.