Overview

• Mark Moalem, a 22-year San Jose Fire Department veteran, has been charged with burglary and drug-related felonies for allegedly tampering with and stealing narcotics from fire stations.
• An internal audit revealed drug tampering at 17 of the city’s 34 fire stations, with vials of morphine and midazolam compromised and a narcotics box missing from a fire truck.
• Prosecutors allege Moalem entered Station 4 on April 14 to commit theft, with license plate readers placing his vehicle at the scene and linking him to the incident.
• A search of Moalem’s home uncovered needles, vial caps, and vials of midazolam, raising further concerns about the scale of the alleged diversion.
• Moalem, previously arrested in 2013 for drug-related offenses and suspected in a 2023 morphine theft, is on administrative leave and was arraigned Monday afternoon in San Jose.