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** New York man arrested for throwing crowbar at ambulance

** New York EMT arrested for allegedly selling heroin

** A New York man has been charged with felony criminal mischief after he allegedly threw a crowbar at an ambulance last Wednesday. CBS 6 Albany (May 15) said Schuylerville resident Robert Dougal, 61, was arrested after tossing the implement at medics who he believed had run over his organic garden. According to the news service, Dougal admitted to throwing something, but said it was crescent wrench. He also said he didn’t think the tool had hit the EMS unit. Transported to hospital for evaluation, he has since been released.

** A Fire Department of New York (FDNY) EMT has been released into the custody of his parents after being charged with drug possession and sale charges. The New York Daily News (Tobias Salinger/Barry Paddock/May 17) said Joseph Meyer, 25, was arraigned Saturday. Police say he sold heroin on four separate occasions and oxycontin once. Although prosecutors wanted a $10,000 bail, the judge tasked Meyer’s parents with overseeing him. Meyer’s mother is an NYPD lieutenant and his father is an FDNY lieutenant. Meyer, meanwhile, has been suspended for one month without pay. He was arrested Thursday along with friend and former substitute teacher Lisa Testa.

** Illinois man arrested, charged after calling 911 to complain about loud ambulance sirens

** 3 city trial to see ambulances carry freshly thawed plasma; Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado taking part

** A Joliet, Illinois man has been arrested after calling 911 six times to complain that ambulance sirens were too loud. That is the word from the Joliet Patch (Joseph Hosey/May 13) which said Richard Kweiser, 59, was taken into custody after registering his seventh beef in person at the St. Joseph Medical Center. According to the newspaper, Kweiser said the noise from the sirens disturbed him as EMS units persistently drove past his home. He has been charged with disorderly conduct for making a false complaint.

** In what is being described as a first for the United States, ambulances in Richmond, Virginia will soon be carrying freshly thawed blood  plasma to administer to patients. WTVR (Mark Holmberg/May 13) said the initiative is part of a medical trial that will also include Pittsburgh and Denver. According to the news station, the pilot is being funded by the Department of Defence. Plasma, which will be stored in ambulance refrigerators, will be transferred to hospitals before its storage time is exceeded. Technology may also be employed whereby the plasma is dehydrated before it is required for use.