Christmas Eve Allentown Pharmacy Burglary, Police Shooting Ends In Guilty Plea: Prosecutors
An Allentown man charged in the armed burglary and police shooting investigation at a Fountain Hill pharmacy on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced Monday, May 18.
Miguel Angel Martinez, 57, pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, and misdemeanor possessing instruments of crime during a hearing before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan.
Martinez, of Allentown, is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. on June 26. He faces a possible maximum sentence of 22…
Nurse Accused Of Stealing Medication From Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital: Police
A Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital nurse is accused of stealing medication from the facility in Camp Hill, East Pennsboro police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Gloria Colon, 51, of Mount Wolf, was identified as the suspect in a theft investigation that began on Tuesday, June 17, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the hospital at 503 N. 21st Street just after 1:45 a.m. for reports of a non-active theft, authorities said.
Security staff told officers that a nurse had been stealing medication from the hospital, police detailed in the release.
Following an investigation, Colon wa…
Teen Choked 17-Year-Old Girl Repeatedly, Stole Her Medication In Triangle, Police Say
An 18-year-old Virginia man is facing serious charges after police say he repeatedly choked a 17-year-old girl and stole her medication from her bedroom without permission.
Shyreese Brown Jr., of Triangle, was arrested on Wednesday, May 21, following a domestic violence investigation at a home in the 3700 block of Mainsail Cove, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
Police say earlier that day, Brown entered the girl’s room without permission, struck her, grabbed her by the neck, and took both her medication and an electronic device.
A family member intervened, pr…
Nurse Admits To Stealing, Injecting Herself With Pain Meds From Boston Hospitals: Feds
A former nurse at a Boston-area hospital admitted in federal court this week to swiping medication meant for patients, authorities said.
Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge at a Boston court, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Tarr admitted to stealing medication when she was a nursing student working at a Boston-area hospital in 2018 when she took fentanyl and injected it into her veins in 2018, the prosecutor said. She told investigators that she stole an IV…
