‘Dangerous’ medicine taken from TMR base
Mountain team‘heartened’ by community response
The head of Tayside Mountain Rescue Team said he’s heartened by the response of the community to a“shameful, disgraceful” attack on the volunteer base in Aberfeldy.
Medicine - potentially very dangerous in the wrong hands - was stolen in a break-in to the TMRT’s storage unit in Dunkeld Road overnight Sunday into Monday this week.
Police Scotland is appealing to the public for more information into the August 20 crime, which saw emergency medication and a power-washer taken.
News of the break-in was greeted by a wave of anger at the criminals and sympathy for the rescue team by the Highland Perthshire community - TMRT “All weather. All terrain. All hours.”
has the slogan “All weather. All terrain. All hours” and the emergency response group has gone out to dozens of incidents in the mountainous region recently.
Stuart Johnston, TMRT leader, revealed that a local charitable
organisation had come forward offering to replace the lost medical stock.
“This group has stepped in and asked to help, for which we are very grateful,” said Stuart. “People in Aberfeldy were very angry, as are we, at this shameful, disgraceful act against a ‘blue light emergency service.’ We have been bombarded by messages of support.”
A man and a woman are being sought by police in connection with the incident.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland’s Tayside division said: “Police Scotland is appealing for information about a break-in to a storage unit in Dunkeld Road, Aberfeldy, between 12 midnight and 1am on Monday, August 20.
“The unit is used by Tayside Mountain Rescue Association, and stores important equipment used by the TMRA for their vital year-round role.
“Persons have forced entry to the unit and disturbed pieces of equipment before stealing a Karcher power washer, and medication used for medical emergencies.”
The spokesperson continued: “Officers would like to trace two people in connection with the incident.
“The first is male, wearing light trousers, a dark jacket, either a beanie hat or with a hood up, and walking with an apparent limp.
“The second is female, and also with a hood up or beanie style hat.
“The medication taken in the theft is potentially dangerous, and is only used by trained personnel in emergency situations.
“If found it should be handed in immediately to police or an NHS facility.
“Anyone with any information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting CR/30133/18, or speak to any police officer.
“Alternatively, if you have any information about the incident you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org”