Police are investigating after someone apparently stole a medical kit from paramedics while they were responding to a call at a motel in Nanaimo.
According to the Nanaimo RCMP, on Sept. 14, paramedics with the BC Emergency Health Services were responding to a medical call at the Nanaimo Value Lodge motel on 736 Nicol St., at around 3 a.m. when their medical kit was stolen.
The stolen hard-shell black plastic paramedic medical kit contained an array of supplies including life-saving drugs like Narcan, epinephrine, and blood pressure equipment.
Nanaimo RCMP said video surveillance footage shows what they believe is a woman, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a mask, grabbing the case and walking away with it through the motel parking lot.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 and quote file # 2020-33766
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