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AMR Paramedic Jason Dean Anderson Accused Of Groping Teenager

AMR paramedic Jason Dean Anderson accused of groping teenager who was his patient on an ambulance transport.

The 22-year-old American Medical Response ambulance medic is accused of groping and soliciting sex from a teenage girl he was transporting to a hospital. He was released from jail Saturday after posting a $75,000 bond.

AMR Paramedic Jason Dean Anderson

Deputies from the Riverside County Southwest Sheriff’s Station began investigating allegations that an AMR medic had sexually assaulted a teenage victim and propositioned the victim for sex acts during a medical transport call.

The sheriff’s office did not specify the victim’s gender or age, why the victim was being transported, or where the victim was being transported to given the sensitive nature of the investigation.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department believes there may be additional victims.

Law enforcement asking people to come forward and anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Anderson is encouraged to contact Investigator Wesley Martinelli at the Southwest Sheriff’s Station at (951) 696-3006.

Callers can refer to incident file number TE220830200 and can remain anonymous.

A Eugene, Oregon Paramedic, Edward Blake, was just sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for rape. Blake’s sentence was for a single count, but some said he was a serial rapist. The September 11 Foundation will continue to update this story as details emerge.

Kathryn Morales March 28, 2022 No Comments

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Dallas Fire Rescue: Kicking Patients Standard of Care?

The Dallas Fire Rescue Department appears to have new treatments at its disposal. Kicking patients standard of care now after former firefighter/paramedic Brad Cox was not charged after an internal public integrity investigation.

Cox was filmed on police body camera kicking a homeless man repeatedly in the head.

Dallas Fire has terminated Brad Cox, but the Texas Department of State Health Services still shows him with an active paramedic license.

One attorney in the area called the situation “tragic.”

“This situation should have been prosecuted, but instead the thin blue line returns to protect the fire service. This is why people take the law into their own hands,” she continued. “By not handling the situation appropriately we are encouraging every day citizens to act out because they know those held to the highest standards have no standards.”

Kicking Patients Standard of Care Nationwide

In 2020 a Fairfax paramedic was charged with assault. In that case police officers on scene were recording the incident on body worn cameras as was the case in Dallas. It is unclear why officers on scene in Dallas did not intervene during the assault.

More recently Edward Blake was sentenced after being labeled a serial rapist by local police officials who also acted when information was presented about him using department drugs to intoxicate his victims.

Kathryn Morales March 8, 2022 No Comments

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Eugene Paramedic Edward Blake Sentenced

Former Eugene paramedic Edward Blake was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison.

Blake, a former paramedic with Eugene-Springfield Fire, was sentenced for rape and sodomy charges. The guilty verdict came down January 31st, 2022. His conviction relates only to a single victim though there were questions about whether Blake was serial rapist.

In addition to registering as a sex offender, Blake will serve prison sentence plus eleven years and eight months in supervised release.

During his trial, evidence was presented showing he used EMS drugs including ketamine, fentanyl and morphine to sedate his victims.

Eugene Paramedic Edward Blake Sentenced After Serious Charges

Officials say one woman told investigators Blake told her he was a Eugene Springfield firefighter and sent her photos of medical supplies and medications he claimed to have taken from an ambulance. The woman said she went to a motel with Blake, was choked unconscious and regained consciousness to find an IV in her arm. Blake is accused of drugging the woman with fentanyl and sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious.

Another woman told investigators she obtained controlled substances from Blake and was hospitalized multiple times, and that Blake would come into her hospital room and administer drugs to her through an IV.

“She recalled Blake telling her to sell the drugs, but warned her not to let anyone keep the vials, because they could be traced back to him,” the U.S. Attorney’s statement read.

STAFF February 25, 2022 No Comments

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Jeffrey Sanford Jr. – Former Paramedic Sentenced

Jeffrey Sanford Jr., a former central Illinois paramedic, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a patient in an ambulance has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.

On Tuesday, Judge Randy Rosenbaum said the paramedic destroyed the public trust in calling for an ambulance when choosing a sentence for Sanford.

Jeffrey Sanford Jr. Case Background

In October Rosenbaum found the 48-year-old Jeffrey Sanford Jr., guilty of two counts of sexual assault in October after forcing a suicidal woman to perform oral sex in the back of an ambulance in July 2019. Judge Randy Rosenbaum noted when convicting Sanford that the victim had immediately reported the assault to hospital staff and that Sanford’s story had changed after DNA evidence tied him to the crime.

Champaign County Assistant State’s Attorney Kristin Alferink also presented evidence linking Sanford to sexually inappropriate conduct with a 10-year-old girl, a woman who called for an ambulance and an 89-year-old woman with dementia. Sanford’s defense attorney, Anthony Bruno, acknowledged his client’s faults but argued for a lighter sentence based on Sanford’s more than 20-year career as a paramedic, adding that he had saved 25 cardiac arrest patients and delivered 36 babies.

An Oregon firefighter/paramedic stands accused of using fire department drugs to impair women before raping them.

Kathryn Morales December 31, 2020 1 Comment

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One Dead, Two Arkansas Paramedics Shot

One person is dead and two Arkansas paramedics were wounded in a shooting Thursday while they responded to a medical emergency in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Pine Bluff (AR) police say the medics were at a residence in Pine Bluff aiding a woman with knee pain when the patient’s boyfriend, identified by authorities as Kevin Curl Jr., 22, approached them and began arguing with them per a local media source.

Curl was said to have pushed one of the paramedics who was then punched escalating the situation to gunfire. The two Arkansas paramedics shot were John Spriggs Sr., who reportedly punched Curl before Curl pulled out a firearm, and Joshua Godfrey, 35.

Curl shot both medics approximately three times in the chest, pelvic and abdominal areas, according to a police news release.

Authorities said Spriggs returned fire, striking Curl, who was later found dead inside the residence with a gunshot wound to the chest. Spriggs was found by officers lying on the ground next to the ambulance while Godfrey, 35, was found sitting in the back of the ambulance.

The paramedics were transported to the hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds. The original female patient was also transported to the hospital for her injuries.

The shooting is under investigation by Pine Bluff detectives.

The Arkansas Ambulance Association released a statement on Facebook saying, “Our thoughts and prayers are with members of the EASI family in Pine Bluff this morning. At last report, the EMS personnel are in serious but stable condition following surgery.

Two Arkansas Paramedics Shot – Both Employees Of EASI

Both paramedics work for Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc. (EASI).

Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc. (EASI) is the ambulance provider for Pine Bluff and Jefferson County; Warren and Bradley County; Star City and Lincoln County; Rison and Cleveland County; England and the southern third of Lonoke County; DeWitt and the southern two-thirds of Arkansas County

EASI has a very long and distinguished history in Pine Bluff. Having been in operation in Pine Bluff for over 45 years, we are one of the oldest ambulance services in the state.

We will update this story as details emerge.

Kathryn Morales December 17, 2020 No Comments

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Brooklyn EMT Robbery Suspect Video Released

Brooklyn EMT robbery suspect video has been released by New York police. Officers believe tis person to be responsible for robbing EMTs at gunpoint.

It shows the man leaving the building with what appears to be a medical bag over his shoulder. EMTs were lured to the building by a false 911 call last week. In a similar incident anjother ambulance crew were victims of a robbery on December 7 in Brownsville.

No one was injured in either incident.

Brooklyn EMT Robbery Suspect Video

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

STAFF December 15, 2020 No Comments

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Attacked: Brooklyn Hospital EMTs Robbed At Gunpoint

Two Brooklyn Hospital EMTs were robbed at gunpoint when they responded to a fake 911 call at a New York City Housing Authority apartment building, officials and sources said Tuesday.

The EMTs were taking the elevator in a Sackman Street building — part of the Seth Low Houses — near Belmont Avenue in Brownsville about 11 p.m. Monday when a man stepped into the elevator as it reached the 11th floor and pulled a gun on them.

The gunman swiped their medical bag and ran off, officials said. The bag was later found inside the building, but the EMTs’ tablet and radio that linked them to the city’s 911 dispatch system was missing.

Neither EMT was harmed. The two work for Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, but also respond to 911 calls that city medics respond to, officials said.

The call that sent them to the Seth Low Houses turned out to be a false alarm, but it was not immediately clear if it was directly linked to the robbery, sources with knowledge of the case said.

Brooklyn Hospital EMTs – Not Only Victims

Violence against EMS personnel is a global issue. Research is desperately needed to determine why the number of incidents is so high and what can be done to better prevent harm to those who risk their lives to help others.

We’ve long known EMS personnel face a risk of occupational fatality similar to those of police and firefighters and a risk of nonfatal injury that’s much higher.

STAFF December 9, 2020 1 Comment

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Dallas Police Officers Attacked

Per local news, four Dallas Police Officers were attacked Halloween night around 7:00 PM while assisting a motorist near Mesquite, Texas.

Two Dallas police officers along with two other officers from Mesquite were targeted, according to Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata. All four officers were in uniform at the time of the shooting. “They were waiting on a wrecker and directing traffic when all of the sudden bullets are coming their way,” said Mata.

Immediately following the initial shot, four or five additional shots were fired at the Dallas and Mesquite police officers forcing the officers to take cover. The officers were able to safely run toward the area of the gunshots in an attempt to locate a suspect or suspects.

As officers were running, they heard screaming coming from 8300 La Prada Drive. Mata said a 19 year-old believed to be the gunman was found and arrested for unlawful carrying of a weapon. His gun is now being tested to see it was indeed the weapon used in the shooting. An investigation is proceeding.

“…it absolutely was intentional and unfortunately, it’s a narrative that’s being carried across the country by a very small percentage, but vocal amount of people,” Mata said. He said across the country, there’s several recent examples of unsuspecting officers targeted for no reason. One high profile example of this includes the attack on officers in California in September.

Additionally, there have been multiple calls by candidates to defund the police and/or remove weapons from them. One candidate even suggested officers should be armed only with a flashlight and radio. Dallas Police officers have been increasingly attacked on the budget front by local city council members.

Dallas Police Officers Attacked – July 7, 2016

The shooting is a reminder of the attack on officers on July 7, 2016 or the 7/7 attacks.

STAFF November 2, 2020 No Comments

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Firefighter Is Charged In Assault Case

Andrew Cruikshank, a Virginia firefighter is charged with assault after an altercation with a patient in the back of an ambulance, according to Fairfax County Fire Rescue Department officials.

Fairfax County Firefighter Andrew Cruikshank, who has been with the department for two years, was charged with misdemeanor assault and placed on administrative leave after a police body-worn camera captured the September 14 incident, according to a fire department statement. The fire department has launched an internal investigation.

“This action goes against the values we hold at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department,” Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler said in a statement. “We respect our role in the community and strive to build and maintain public trust. We remain dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our community and will continue to ensure that our members are held to the highest standards of the profession.”

The patient was in Fairfax County Police ustody while being transported to the hospital. The Fairfax County Police Department investigated the incident and released the body camera footage.

According to The Washington Post, the video appears to show a firefighter throw a swab on the patient after the patient threatened to kill him, and then appears to show the patient spitting on the firefighter and the firefighter striking him. A union official said in a statement that the firefighter was assaulted by the patient and that the video and fire department’s statement do not “portray a true picture of what actually happened,” according to the Post.

Andrew Cruikshank: Firefighter Is Charged

Andrew Cruikshank had been assigned to Fox Mill Station 31 A Shift prior to the suspension.

The incident happened just days before a Georgia police officer was sentenced for murdering an off duty paramedic.

STAFF September 30, 2020 No Comments

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