Two recent assaults have paramedics concerned

Source: K.O.A.T.

Two recent assaults have paramedics concerned

Published 8:38 PM MDT Aug 05, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —There has been a lot of police safety concerns nationwide but in New Mexico it's not just cops that face potential danger on a daily basis. First responders are on high alert after two recent attacks.

Within 35 minutes of each other, two completely separate incidents, with completely separate victims share one common theme.
"The No.1 concern is the safety of the first responders,” APD officer Rob Debuck said.

According to a criminal complaint an EMT was riding in the back of an ambulance treating Marcos Montoya when she reached to take Montoya's blood pressure, he then groped the first responder's groin and is now charged with battery.

Thirty minutes later, Shawn Redmond was cussing out a couple of EMTs when Redmond was removed from the ambulance but returned, he then punched a female EMT in the face.

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