SJFD captain arrested on suspicion of stealing controlled substances

SAN JOSE A San Jose fire captain was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing controlled substances from at least one fire station in the city according to personnel Related Articles Prop aims to force drug offenders into healing That s yet to happen in these Bay Area counties San Jose pedestrian hit by driver in dies of injuries Multiple incidents of juvenile shenanigans in Los Gatos Woman arrested on suspicion of hate crime in Palo Alto San Jose cold-case probe links baseball bat killing to deceased man On Monday the San Jose Fire Department published the discovery of several drugs in its custody that were potentially damaged or tampered with a San Jose police spokesperson announced A preliminary inquiry ratified multiple substances had been tampered with and a few were uncovered to be missing according to police Detectives identified San Jose fire Capt Mark Moalem as the chief suspect and obtained search and arrest warrants Additional evidence linking Moalem to the theft was located during a search of his home police commented Moalem was booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges including burglary and child endangerment as well as for narcotics-related offenses according to police The fire department conducted an audit of its controlled substances and it is suspected that drugs may have been taken from an additional fire stations and tampered with the offices of the San Jose City Manager and Mayor stated in a joint announcement Lives depend on our firefighters ability to administer curative care during emergencies which is why we take theft of controlled substances extremely seriously Mayor Matt Mahan disclosed I m grateful to our city manager and police chief for acting fast and decisively by opening an inquiry and holding those responsible accountable City Manager Jennifer Maguire added that she will not tolerate criminal behavior The statements are deeply concerning and represent a serious breach of population trust she commented I want to be unequivocal any conduct that endangers neighborhood safety or undermines the integrity of our population institution will be addressed with the utmost seriousness Anyone with information related to the occurrence can contact the Police Department at - - Check back for updates