Nurse accused of stealing prescription meds from patients
A nurse working at a county nursing home has been accused of raiding the medicine cabinet.
State police have filed 72 charges against Karen L. Hemby, 46, of Ellwood City, who is accused of stealing prescription medications from her patients while working as a nurse for the Fair Winds Manor Nursing Home at 126 Iron Bridge Road in Sarver.
According to charging documents, police believe Hemby shorted her patients by as many as 18 doses, and for each one of those pills, she has been charged with felony misrepresentation to acquire a controlled substance and misdemeanors of furnishing false material, theft and possessing a controlled substance.
Read more in Tuesday's Butler Eagle.