Woman accused of stealing grandmother's prescription drugs


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PROVO -- A grandmother who was worried that her granddaughter might steal her prescription pain pills kept them someplace she thought was safe. Apparently it didn't work.

The Daily Herald reports the grandmother put the pills in her office at the Utah County Health and Justice Building in Provo.

Natasha Broadhead
Natasha Broadhead

Police say the granddaughter stole a building access card from her grandmother's bag and then made 11 trips to the office late at night to steal Oxycodone. Her actions were caught on surveillance video.

The Herald says the granddaughter admitted she stole between one and 40 pills each time she snuck into the building.

Natasha Broadhead was booked into the Utah County Jail on 11 counts of burglary and 11 counts of theft. Her bail was set at $3,500.

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