WASHINGTON (NBC Washington) – A WMATA employee was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing automatic external defibrillators – known as AEDs – from Metro facilities and selling them online.
Officials say Davis stole more than a dozen AEDs from Metro facilities, each worth approximately $1,400, then sold them on eBay.
According to a news release from Metro Transit Police, 40-year-old Derrick Davis of Laurel was charged with theft.
Undercover officers contacted Davis through the website to purchase an AED for $300. After the transaction between an officer and Davis was completed Wednesday at a convenience store, Davis was arrested.
Davis allegedly stole 13 AEDs, valued at a total of about $18,000.
Davis worked to support Metrorail’s infrastructure, WMATA said in the news release. He was immediately suspended after the arrest.
Additional charges may be filed, police indicated.
Washington, D.C. Transit Police Arrest AED Thief
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