A lab confirmed that several layers of protective packing on the test sample were secure and the specimen had not been tampered with, police said.
Shaun Lamar Moore of Davis was taken into custody on suspicion of burglary Sunday morning after an officer saw him riding his bicycle across an overpass. Authorities say that a day earlier, Moore stole a specimen that was being tested for COVID-19 at Sutter Davis Hospital and fled the scene on a bike.
Davis police officers responded to the hospital about 1:35 p.m. Saturday after an employee called to report the theft. Several hours later, police received a call from someone reporting that the sealed specimen had been found in a shopping cart at a CVS Pharmacy less than a mile from the hospital. The lab confirmed that several layers of protective packing were secure and the specimen had not been tampered with, police said.Authorities released a photograph to social media showing the suspect in the theft taken from hospital surveillance video and asked for the public’s help in identifying him. Officers took Moore into custody the next day.
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