Kelowna residents warned to stay alert following theft of paramedic uniform
Global News
The theft happened on Saturday, Jan. 31 on Kneller Road in the city's Rutland area.
Ashley Salmen is reeling after a recent theft from her vehicle outside her Kelowna, B.C., townhouse.
“I want the uniform back. I want it off the street,” Salmen said.
Salmen is a paramedic and among the items recently stolen was her uniform and paramedic ID.
“It has the patches, the emblems and that’s my concern, is that someone is going to use this uniform for ill will,” Salmen told Global News.
The theft happened on Saturday, Jan. 31 on Kneller Road in the city’s Rutland area.
The first responder says it was just before 7 a.m. when she came home after working an overnight shift.
She says she parked her vehicle in front of her garage to run inside and grab something before leaving again. But when she got back outside, her bag was gone.
“I didn’t realize my passenger door was unlocked. I didn’t double check my vehicle because I was only going for not even two minutes,” Salmen said. “I parked at 6:50 in the morning and by 6:52 my stuff had been taken.”
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