Australian Ambulance Service Accused of Covering up Morphine Theft

The ambulance service has been accused of covering up the theft of ”hundreds” of vials of morphine by a former Central Coast paramedic as another officer is due to face court next month charged with stealing a highly addictive drug from Caringbah Ambulance Station.

The Herald can reveal that a retired paramedic, Stephen Hogeveen, wrote to members of a parliamentary committee inquiring into the ambulance service last year alleging that an officer ”had stolen hundreds of ampoules of morphine from a number of stations, for his personal use, to satisfy his drug habit” in 2003.

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AL Fire College Donates Ambulance to Pickens County

Pickens County, which has faced financial difficulties in maintaining emergency medical services, is receiving a donated ambulance from the Alabama Fire College.

Debate Heats Up Over Who Should Handle Richmond (VA) 911 Calls

The debate over who should handle Richmond’s 911 calls intensified in Richmond as two city agencies presented their cases to City Council members.