{"id":119536,"date":"2026-02-21T00:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119536\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:58:06","slug":"11-investigates-pittsburgh-medic-accused-of-taking-medical-gloves-trading-them-for-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119536\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Investigates: Pittsburgh medic accused of taking medical gloves, trading them for pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 11 Investigates has learned that a Pittsburgh medic is now under investigation for allegedly taking boxes of medical gloves from UPMC and then trading them for pizza at a local pizza shop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The medic has been taken off the streets pending the results of an investigation by the city\u2019s office of municipal investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This comes after two EMS administrators were fired for allegedly falsifying time sheets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-exclusive-2-high-ranking-pittsburgh-ems-officials-suspended-under-investigation\/OUQE2QCIJ5CCBICLQ5USY5YBE4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-exclusive-2-high-ranking-pittsburgh-ems-officials-suspended-under-investigation\/OUQE2QCIJ5CCBICLQ5USY5YBE4\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 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