San Jose – A veteran Fire Captain of San José was arrested Thursday under suspicion of stealing controlled substances from at least one fire station in the city, according to the authorities.
On Monday, the San José Fire Department reported the discovery of several drugs in their custody that were potentially damaged or manipulated, said a San José police spokesman.
Preliminary investigation confirmed that multiple substances had been manipulated and it was found that some disappeared, according to the police. The detectives identified the San José Fire Captain, Mark Moalem, as the main suspect and obtained search and trial guarantees.
The additional evidence that Moalem links with the robbery was to found a search in his home, police said.
Moalem was hired in the Santa Clara County prison for charges that include robbery and children’s danger, as well as for narcotics -related crimes, according to the police.
The Fire Department made an audit of its controlled substances, and it is suspended that drugs can have leg tasks of an addition of 16 fire and manipulated stations, said the officers of the administrator of the city of San José and the mayor in a joint statement.
“The lives defend the ability of our firefighters to administer emergencies of medical care, so we take theft of extremely seriously controlled substances,” said Mayor Matt Mahan. “I am grateful to our city administrator and police chief for acting quickly and decisively opening an investigation and holding that response.”
The city administrator, Jennifer Maguire, added that “will not tolerate criminal behavior.”
“The accusations are deeply worrisome and represent a serious violation of public confidence,” he said. “I want to be unequivocal: any behavior that endangers the security of the community or socve The integrity of our public institution will be addressed with the greatest seriousness.”
Moalem, who joined the Fire Department in 2002, was accused of drug -related crimes in 2013 and finally received a deferred trial, said San José Chief of Firefighters, Robert Sapien Jr., in a statement. After complying with the requirements of the Court under the deferred trial, Moalem was subject to disciplinary measures by the city and was asked to undergo random drug evidence in several years, Chordination of the Fire Chief.
Moalem almost lost his paramedical license as a result of the 2013 case, said Sapien.
Sapien’s statement also provides additional details about the current case. On Monday, doors an inspection and refueling of medicines for the Fire Station, it was discovered that controlled substances containers were damaged and suspended to manipulate in a fire station, he said.
“In the ensuing hours and with public safety and operational readiness as my primary conerns,” Sapien Said, “The (San Jose Fire Department) Cooperated Fully with the San Jose Police Department Research, Notified Emeren Emency Egncy Sealing Agency, and Challe Andcy, Andcy Chalement and Forcement, and Charyy, and Charcement, and Courycementy, Andcy Accelerated Inspection of the Department of Inventory of Controlled Substances, eliminating any inventory that had the slightest indication of possible damage or manipulation.
Moalem is not working and it was the last day, according to the fire chief.
“I, together with the entire Fire Department of San José, I am beyond the disappearance of the actions and crimes alleged as far as antithetics to the mission and the values of the department are antithetical,” Sapien said.
Any person with information related to the case can communicate with the police department at 408-277-4521.
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