Paramedic accused of stealing from patient

Cops arrested a Pasco County paramedic accused of stealing money from a patient's wallet while transporting the man to a hospital, reports the St. Petersburg Times.

Joshua Vitori, 26, was arrested on a charge of grand theft.

The Pasco County personnel director says he plans to resign from his job today.

Here's the story: Vitori went by ambulance to a home in Zephyrhills, where a man was having chest pains. The man's wife handed his wallet to a paramedic to retrieve his insurance card.

A few minutes later, the man was asked for a list of medications and was handed his wallet back, the report says.

That's when he discovered the money — $300 — missing.

Poor patient got taken for a ride.