By Jonathan L’Ecuyer
The Gloucester Times
ROCKPORT, Mass. — An EMT working part-time for Rockport’s Ambulance Department faces felony charges of larceny and obstruction of justice after a month-long Rockport Police investigation into his alleged bilking of $32,000 from a Swiss gas turbine services corporation.
James M. Atkinson, of 31R Broadway, was charged yesterday afternoon after Patrolman Daniel Mahoney obtained a warrant and arrested him at his home without incident.
Atkinson, wearing a Rockport EMT polo shirt, was booked at the Rockport Police Station and later taken to Gloucester District Court where he was arraigned. He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on personal recognizance by Judge Joseph Jennings.
Full story: Atkinson joined the department as a first responder last year