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DAVENPORT —  Polk County Fire Rescue has received more than $9,000 to purchase supplies and equipment designed to help reduce the rate of cancer among firefighters.  Jimmy Patronis, Floridas chief financial officer and state fire marshal, visited Polk County Fire Station 38 in Davenport on Thursday to announce the first round of grant recipients under the states Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program. The fund was created in June 2020. Polk Fire Chief Robert Weech ...

Florida fire captain arrested in alleged theft of Covid-19 vaccine A Florida firefighter turned himself in to authorities in connection with the alleged theft of Covid-19 vaccine meant for coworkers. Anthony Damiano, a captain with Polk County Fire Rescue, allegedly took three syringes containing doses of Moderna’s vaccine, with the intent to give doses to his elderly mother, according to an arrest affidavit. Damiano surrendered on Wednesday afternoon, according to the affidavit. He has been ...

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who had been recently named “Paramedic of the...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 by Joe Byrnes (WMFE) Play Audio Joshua Colon, shown on the right, was recognized as Polk Countys 2020 Firefighter of the Year. Photo: PCFR via Facebook Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. A couple weeks ago, 31-year-old Joshua Colon was being celebrated as Polk County’s firefighter of the year. Now the Orlando man i...

The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Polk Countys 2020 Paramedic of the Year has been arrested and charged with stealing COVID-19 vaccines meant for first responders. Joshua Colon, 31, was arrested Monday by the Polk County Sheriffs Office after confessing to intentionally stealing three doses of Moderna vaccine then forging paperwork in attempt to cover his actions, according to the Sheriffs Office. "We have a responsibility to uphold the communitys trust. We found in one of these opportunities we didnt...

A Florida man who had been recently named “Paramedic of the Year” helped a supervisor steal COVID-19 vaccines meant for first responders, sheriff's officials said.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd had some fiery words for the 2020 Paramedic of the Year, who’s now accused of theft of coronavirus vaccines.

Paramedic of the Year recipient in Florida charged with helping steal doses of COVID-19 vaccine A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials, the sheriffs office said. By: WFTS Staff and last updated 2021-01-27 17:21:55-05 Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic Joshua Colon, 31, was named Paramedic of the Year in 2020, but on Monday he was arrested for stealing the vaccine and forging screening and consent forms. Colon told dete...

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 2020s 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. “...

Florida sheriff accuses Paramedic of the Year of forging Covid-19 vaccine paperwork CNN 1/27/2021 © Polk County Sheriffs Office Joshua Colon Police arrested a man recently honored as a local 2020 Paramedic of the Year after Polk County, Florida, law enforcement officials alleged he "set up the circumstance" that led to the theft of three Covid-19 vaccine doses meant for firefighters. Paramedic Joshua Colon, 31, is accused of forging vaccine screening and consent forms for three missing dos...