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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 charged with petit theft and causing another person to falsify official records as a public servant....

to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. When deputies later met with Colon, the paramedic admitted that he created and signed the three forms himself. Colon claimed to deputies that a supervisor joked with him about storing some of the vaccines for the supervisor's mother. He claimed that the supervisor instructed him to report the missing vaccines as waste. "According to Colon, he refused to provide those vaccines to the supervisor, at which time the supervisor said he would tell those higher up in the chain...

Florida sheriff accuses 'Paramedic of the Year' of forging Covid-19 vaccine paperwork CNN 1/27/2021 © Polk County Sheriff's 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 doses, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference Tuesday. Colon told detectives he wa...