A Riverside County man was arrested for allegedly posing as a hospital worker and stealing more than $100,000 worth of medical equipment, according to authorities.

Around 3:30 p.m. on July 9, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hospital in the 35000 block of Bob Hope Drive to a report of medical equipment theft, according to a news release.

Authorities say the suspect allegedly dressed as a hospital employee — wearing blue scrubs and surgical mask — and stole more than $100,000 worth of surgical equipment and skin grafts during three separate incidents in June and July, according to the news release.

On Aug. 6, 47-year-old San Jacinto resident Jason Brauner was stopped by deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office in Del Mar, according to the rele

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