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Police: Teen dies of overdose from drugs his mom — a Missouri nurse — says she stole – Kansas City Star

A Missouri woman is charged with murder after her 14-year-old son apparently died from an overdose of a controlled substance that she admits to stealing, police said. Danielle Christine Baker, 41, of Bolivar, allegedly took controlled substances from a medical facility where she worked as a registered nurse. Police were called to the family's home [...]

2018-05-03T20:41:39-05:00March 26th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Nurse jailed for allegedly stealing medications from elderly at … – Meadville Tribune

A Springboro woman was jailed Thursday accused of allegedly claiming to give medications to nursing home residents but taking them herself. Kim Marie Lesher, 51, a licensed practical nurse at Rolling Fields Elder Care Community, is accused of claiming to distribute medication to an 86-year-old female and an 80-year-old male residing at the facility from [...]

2018-05-03T20:20:57-05:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former Ohio pharmacist sentenced for diluting meds

The will be no prison time for the former pharmacy director of Boardman's Select Specialty Hospital who was accused of diluting patient's medicines. Ernest Perrin, III, 28, was sentenced on Thursday to five years probation after pleading guilty earlier to multiple charges of processing illegal drug documents and tampering with records. In addition, Perrin must [...]

2021-08-05T13:20:00-05:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Jail nurse in Ocala, FL accused of stealing inmates meds

A nurse with Ocala Community Care, the organization that provides medical care for inmates at the Marion County Jail, has been arrested and accused of stealing inmates’ medications. Sheriff’s deputies were called to an address on Southwest 30th Avenue in reference to a domestic disturbance. As deputies were investigating, they were told that J. M. [...]

2021-08-05T16:51:08-05:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Police: Nurse stole morphine from 2 Abilene facilities for personal use

ABILENE, Texas — A registered nurse is accused of stealing morphine from two Abilene medical facilities for her personal use. Deirdre Roxanne Lanford, 57, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of morphine, a second-degree felony. According to the arrest report, Lanford took the painkillers from the Abilene State Supported Living Center, where she worked at [...]

2021-01-26T16:43:51-06:00March 19th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Florida nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from Merritt Island surgery center

After a months-long investigation, a Merritt Island Surgery Center nurse was arrested Tuesday for systematically stealing fentanyl meant to be used as an anesthetic during operations, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. Officers say K. McDonough, a 51-year-old Rockledge woman, would sign out twice as much fentanyl as the anesthesiologist needed and keep the excess [...]

2021-08-17T15:46:28-05:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Dublin paramedic accused of stealing drugs from ambulance – Stephenville Empire-Tribune

For Darren Peiren, his job as a paramedic with Dublin EMS was short-lived. Peiren, 45, is accused of stealing narcotics from an ambulance he was riding in on Thursday, March 8, during his orientation, then getting into an accident immediately after leaving work. Dublin Police Chief Bobby Mendez said the EMS coordinator became suspicious of [...]

2018-05-03T21:00:07-05:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Idaho nurse practitioner admits to stealing painkillers, misbranding drugs in Meridian

Meridian nurse practitioner Cheri Susan Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to obtaining controlled substances by fraud, identity theft and misbranding a drug while held for sale. A Boise federal grand jury indicted Thomas on Jan. 9, according to the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court records, Thomas was employed as a nurse practitioner by [...]

2021-08-05T14:27:27-05:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Fugitive Ohio doctor’s former coworkers say they knew something was wrong

They worked side by side with the fugitive doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgeries on hundreds of patients. Now, for the first time, former co-workers of Dr. Atiq Durrani are breaking their silence about what they say went on inside and outside the operating room, and they all say the same thing: They knew something [...]

2021-08-05T14:30:03-05:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Pennsylvania Nurse at Greensburg nursing home charged with stealing prescription painkillers, police say

Greensburg police this week charged a nurse at a care home with stealing prescription painkillers from the pharmacy, according to court documents. Ashley A. Claybourne, 34, of Avonmore, allegedly stole 10 hydromorphone pills from the pharmacy at St. Anne's Nursing Home between Feb. 1 and March 2, according to a complaint filed by Detective John [...]

2021-07-26T16:20:30-05:00March 9th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|
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