NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
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On May 16, 2020 at 4:30 p.m., an adult female attended to a pharmacy located near the intersection of Paisley Road and Imperial Road South in the City of Guelph. She presented a prescription for amoxicillin and hydrocodone bitartrate. She then left the store while her prescription was being prepared.
At 5:18 p.m., she returned to the pharmacy and left after receiving the prescribed drugs.
Further investigation by the pharmacist revealed that the prescription was actually fraudulent.
On May 20 at 3:14 p.m., the female turned herself in to the Guelph Police Service station and she was subsequently arrested.
An 18-year-old Etobicoke female has been charged with:
• Fraud under $5,000
• Uttering forged document
She will appear in court on Sept. 4.
On May 16, 2020 at 4:47 p.m., another adult female attended to a pharmacy located near the intersection of Silvercreek Parkway North and Willow Road in the City of Guelph. She also presented a prescription for amoxicillin and hydrocodone bitartrate and left after receiving the prescribed drugs.
Further investigation by the pharmacist revealed that the prescription was actually fraudulent.
On May 20 at 3:05 p.m., the female turned herself in to the Guelph Police Service station and she was subsequently arrested.
A second 18-year-old Etobicoke female has been charged with:
• Fraud under $5,000
• Uttering forged document
She will appear in court on Sept. 4.
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