Mark Moalem, a California fire captain, faces charges for stealing painkillers and sedatives meant for emergency patients. An audit prompted by a paramedic's report revealed tampering and missing narcotics at 17 stations. Investigations tracked Moalem's vehicle near the location of the narcotics theft, leading to his arrest. Authorities found evidence of tampering, including vial caps and bottles at his home. He has been placed on leave and is facing multiple criminal charges, including burglary and narcotics violations.
An audit after a paramedic reported morphine administered to a patient had no effect found vials of morphine and midazolam, a benzodiazepine, had been tampered with at 17 stations.
Further investigation by the San Jose Police Department using a license plate reader system tracked Moalem's vehicle in the vicinity of the fire station during the time frame the narcotics box is alleged to have been stolen.
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