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LAKELAND, Fla. – The 2020 "Paramedic of the Year" in Polk County, Florida, has been arrested and charged with stealing COVID-19 vaccines meant for first responders.  Joshua Colon, 31, was arrested Monday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office after confessing to intentionally stealing three doses of Moderna vaccine, then forging paperwork in an attempt to cover his actions, according to the Sheriff's Office.  "We have a responsibility to uphold the community's trust," said Robert Weech, chief of Polk County Fire Rescue. "We found in one of these opportunities we didn't do that. We are de...

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 h...

Polk 'paramedic of the year' arrested, accused of stealing doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine By Fox 13 News staff Published  Ken Suarez reports LAKELAND, Fla. - A paramedic in Polk County has been arrested for allegedly falsifying paperwork for stolen doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The sheriff's office said a Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic, identified as 31-year-old Joshua Colon, is accused of assisting a fire captain in the theft of Moderna vaccine doses. The agency was directed to administer the COVID-19 vaccines to first responders. While going through paperwork filed by Colon, fire res...

'Paramedic of the Year' accused of helping to steal vaccine by The Associated Press Last Updated Jan 26, 2021 at 2:26 pm EDT BARTOW, Fla. — 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. Joshua Colon, 31, forged the vaccine screening and consent forms to help cover up the theft of three vials containing 10 doses each of the Moderna vaccine, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news conference Tuesday. Colon was arrested on Monday, days after his resignation from Pol...