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HARTLAND — A Rural Metro EMT accused of stealing money from an accident victim is under investigation for another reported incident. Anthony Murphy was charged last month with one count of petit larceny. He was accused of stealing from a patient at the scene of an April 28 accident at Stone and Purdy roads involving a Lockport man. Murphy allegedly removed an undetermined amount of money from the victim while giving him emergency medical care, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
On Thursday, a woman told deputies that while she was being treated by EMTs at an accident scene, $55 was taken from her purse.The woman was involved in an accident June 1 on Ridge Road in Hartland, the report said. A witness reportedly said they saw Murphy going through the woman’s purse while she was on a stretcher. Murphy is currently on suspension from his duties at Rural Metro. The investigation is continuing.
Source: http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_159212035.html
HARTLAND — A Rural Metro EMT accused of stealing money from an accident victim is under investigation for another reported incident. Anthony Murphy was charged last month with one count of petit larceny. He was accused of stealing from a patient at the scene of an April 28 accident at Stone and Purdy roads involving a Lockport man. Murphy allegedly removed an undetermined amount of money from the victim while giving him emergency medical care, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
On Thursday, a woman told deputies that while she was being treated by EMTs at an accident scene, $55 was taken from her purse.The woman was involved in an accident June 1 on Ridge Road in Hartland, the report said. A witness reportedly said they saw Murphy going through the woman’s purse while she was on a stretcher. Murphy is currently on suspension from his duties at Rural Metro. The investigation is continuing.
Source: http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_159212035.html
