Patient's Purse Swiped During CAT Scan at Christ Hospital
Patient's debit card used at area stores. Hospital security has no record of theft reported by mystery hospital public safety officer.
A 57-year-old patient’s purse was stolen while she was getting a CAT scan at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Oak Lawn police said the patient had left her room for the procedure around 9 a.m. Nov. 13. Before she left, she placed her purse inside the drawer of the bedside table. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. When she returned from the test around noon, she noticed her purse was missing. The patient called a nurse to tell her what happened. As she and the nurse were talking, an Advocate public safety officer came in the room to say he had found the patient’s purse in a restroom near the elevators on another floor. Police said the patient went through her purse and found her debit and credit cards and …
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Mike
9:37 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Oh yes but not if they get the assistance from knowing someone at another Target to use a stolen card. more ›