Private Ambulance Crew Allegedly Steals ECG from Greek Hospital

Learner News | 27.05.2025

Today, Greek Learner News explores an unusual theft involving an ECG machine and the surprising location where police discovered the suspects. Read on to uncover who they are and how the situation unfolded.

Private Ambulance Crew Allegedly Steals ECG from Greek Hospital

The news in Greek

Στη Θεσσαλονίκη1, μια γυναίκα και ένας άνδρας κατηγορούνται2 ότι έκλεψαν3 μηχάνημα καρδιογραφήματος4 από νοσοκομείο5. Οι ύποπτοι πήγαν έναν ασθενή6 στο νοσοκομείο5. Μετά, έφυγαν και πήραν το μηχάνημα, αξίας 1.800 ευρώ. Η αστυνομία τους βρήκε σε πάρκινγκ και επέστρεψε το μηχάνημα.

  1. Θεσσαλονίκη  (f.)
    πόλη στη βόρεια Ελλάδα, πρωτεύουσα της Μακεδονίας. ↩︎
  2. κατηγορώ
    λέγω ότι κάποιος έκανε κάτι κακό ή άδικο. ↩︎
  3. κλέβω
    παίρνω κάτι από κάποιον χωρίς άδεια και χωρίς να πληρώσω. ↩︎
  4. καρδιογράφημα  (n.)
    απεικόνιση της ηλεκτρικής δραστηριότητας της καρδιάς. ↩︎
  5. νοσοκομείο  (n.)
    ίδρυμα όπου περιθάλπονται οι άρρωστοι και οι τραυματίες. ↩︎
  6. ασθενής  (m.)
    άτομο που χρειάζεται ιατρική φροντίδα λόγω ασθένειας. ↩︎

Translation

In Thessaloniki, a woman and a man are accused of stealing an electrocardiograph machine from a hospital. The suspects took a patient to the hospital. Afterwards, they left, taking the machine, valued at €1,800, with them. The police found them in a car park and returned the machine.

Text comprehension

Question 1: Who are the people accused of stealing the ECG machine?

A woman and a man.

Question 2: Where did the police find the suspects with the ECG machine?

In a parking lot.

Vocabulary

GreekEnglish
Θεσσαλονίκη  (f.)Thessaloniki
κατηγορώ accuse
κλέβω steal
καρδιογράφημα  (n.)cardiogram
νοσοκομείο  (n.)hospital
ασθενής  (m.)patient

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A surprising incident in Thessaloniki has raised eyebrows after a private ambulance crew was accused of stealing a cardiograph from a local hospital. The police have pressed charges against a 37-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, who were identified as the suspects involved in this unusual theft.

The alleged crime occurred following the transportation of a patient to the hospital by this duo, posing as ambulance crew members. Authorities were notified that during their departure, a cardiograph machine worth 1,800 euros had been taken.

Private Ambulance Crew Allegedly Steals ECG from Greek Hospital
Private Ambulance Crew Allegedly Steals ECG from Greek Hospital

The arrest was made after the police tracked down the ambulance and the stolen equipment to a closed parking facility in the area of Pefka, reportedly used by the female suspect. The equipment was subsequently confiscated.

Investigations are ongoing as the authorities piece together the details of this creatively planned theft, emphasizing the legal processes and consequences that follow such actions.

Info: “Greek Learner News” is a service from “Let’s Learn Greek”, a language school dedicated to teaching the Greek language. We offer various types of online Greek classes, designed to accommodate different learning styles and proficiency levels.


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