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Monroe County, FL - A former fire rescue chief flight nurse has been arrested on accusations that she stole narcotics.
Lynda Rusinowski, a former Monroe County Fire Rescue chief flight nurse for the Trauma Star helicopter program, was arrested on two counts of grand theft of a controlled substance, two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and two counts of official misconduct.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe County Fire Rescue officials alerted the sheriff’s office about missing narcotics and discrepancies in their controlled substances logs in July.
During their investigation, detectives discovered Rusinowski stole Morphine and Versed and altered or falsified records in an attempt to conceal the thefts.
Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement "I was deeply troubled to learn of this situation, but I can assure you that I will take whatever actions are necessary to ensure Trauma Star continues its critical life-saving operations.”
Rusinowski allegedly admitted to authorities that she stole the drugs.
The investigation remains ongoing.