The Region - News from Jan. 30, 1986
The theft of more than a dozen infectious needles, some contaminated with the hepatitis-B virus, from a medical technician’s car prompted a warning by Los Angeles police. The 15 needles, contained in a red plastic box with the label Winfield-Sharps Tainer, were stolen from the trunk of the car over the weekend, Detective Richard Thoreson said. The needles were used to take blood samples from infected patients.
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