A volunteer with Emergency Medical Services in Easton, Connecticut is accused of taking inappropriate photos of patients who were transported by ambulance, forging documents to pose as an Easton police officer, theft and more.
Christopher Barlow, 21, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, was a volunteer for Easton EMS and is suspected of placing a hidden camera inside a bathroom of the EMS building, taking inappropriate photos of patients who were being transported in an ambulance while they were under his care as an EMT.
He is also accused of stealing two firearms from a co-worker at EMS, forging official documents to present himself as an Easton Police Officer and providing a false statement on an application for a long rifle, according to Easton police.
A news release from Easton police said that in an investigation that began in the summer of 2017, police in Duxbury, Massachusetts accused Barlow of falsely claiming to be a Homeland Security agent and amassing a collection of guns, ammunition, explosives and stolen medical equipment, based on an initial complaint from the Easton EMS and Police Department.
Barlow was held without bail until he was released on Feb. 16, outfitted with a GPS bracelet and ordered not leave his home except for doctor’s visits, according to police.
Barlow has been charged with two counts of stealing a firearm, two counts of voyeurism, one count of illegal alteration of records and one count of providing a false statement in connection with the allegations out of Easton.
Bail was set at $25,000 and Barlow is in court on April 5.
