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High-tech equipment thieves caught
Healthcare Security Weekly, April 10, 2006
Authorities in two counties arrested two Decatur (IL) men, who allegedly stole more than $200,000 worth of high-tech medical equipment from hospitals, the Associated Press reports.
According to Urbana and Decatur police, the men were part of a theft ring that specialized in equipment taken from hospitals in Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, Decatur, and Bloomington.
A hospital security camera shows the two men stealing a computer monitor and a cart holding a large defibrillator.
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