Yong Li Dong accused of receiving stolen medical supplies

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Law enforcement have arrested a person who they say had stolen clinical tools at his dwelling, element of an ongoing probe into how clinical materials have been taken from a area clinic.

Officers mentioned Wednesday they billed 54-year-aged Yong Li Dong with getting stolen merchandise. He is totally free on bond. 

The investigation and arrest spun out of a continuing investigation into the theft of professional medical equipment in Columbia that led to an arrest and seizure of goods late last month.

In this most latest incident, officers say they got a lookup warrant to search Dong’s home in Richland County. Officers say they found health care items like gloves and uniforms with an approximate worth of $70,000.

Officers claimed they performed a independent look for of a residence on Standish Avenue where by they observed a lot more healthcare supplies with a benefit of $5,000.

In March, officers arrested 36-year-outdated Gregory L. Gill, a former Prisma Well being worker. He was billed with two counts of grand larceny 

Columbia Law enforcement said the first investigation commenced following safety at Prisma Health and fitness Baptist Clinic reviewed safety movie on Feb. 23 and reported the theft of an electrocardiogram device really worth $25,000. They later reported a different theft to police on March 1 of two “Welch Allyn” equipment that were being valued concerning $30,000 and $50,000 and a cellular computer value about $8,000.

Authorities think the objects may perhaps have been stolen to be resold.

Investigators identified and recovered most of the tools from a property on Indigo Springs Push exactly where the Richland County Sheriff’s Office assisted and began their have investigation.

The sheriff’s department announced final Friday that it experienced found “hundreds of countless numbers of pounds” in stolen things at the property of 54-12 months-outdated Yong Li Dong in the 200 block of Indigo Springs Travel.

Whilst in the property aiding with the Columbia Police investigation of stolen professional medical tools, deputies claimed they located hundreds of items – several with safety tags continue to attached – that they suspected were being tied to shoplifting situations in the area.

Investigators valued the stolen products experienced a cumulative price tag tag of about $500,000 and included merchandise from Lowe’s, Walmart, Residence Depot, Concentrate on, and other corporations that had loss prevention groups appear to recover their things.