A Nevada woman was arrested for breaking into a dental office for stealing cash and pulling out more than a dozen teeth from an unwitting patient, police said.
Laurel Eich, who is not a dentist, allegedly told the Washoe County sheriffโs office that she extracted 13 teeth of an unwilling patient by using anaesthetic her employer had discarded.
She said she broke into the dental office where she used to work.
The incident came to light as police were investigating a 3 May break-in at a dental office on Sun Valley Boulevard. Officers found a broken window and an open door at the site of the burglary, with $22,861 in cash and checks stolen, the sheriffโs office said in a news release.
After the investigation, she told the detectives that she also broke in to perform the tooth extractions.
The 42-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of burglary and one count each of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit burglary and perform surgery on another without a medical license.
The woman had allegedly performed illegal tooth extractions before the break-in on a different date, according to the release.
It is not known what she did with the teeth or why she pulled them out.
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But if it was late evening, what was a patient doing on his own at a dental practice? When I go there's a dentist and an assistant, so never alone @Happygirl @Janet ๐๐ฐ๐๐น. Unless... The assistant knocked out the Dentist by swinging the big light thing, then grabbed the anaesthetic and managed to put the patient in total sleep, decided to pull 13 teeth out, (maybe gold ones). She must've been one very strong tooth fairy ๐งโโ๏ธ. We'll that's the best story I can come up with hehe.
The question is though, if she broke into the practice how come there was a patient there and no other staff to observe what was going on. What time of day was it? Perhaps she should have all her teeth removed as punishment without anesthetic @Happygirl @nabob @Pinkaholic79 ๐๐ฆ๐บ ๐คญ
Was she doing her bit for people who cannot afford the fees? @Happygirl
Well, not sure whether to laugh or cry at this story, but what happened to the person with 13 teeth less? What a horrible woman!
Ouch ! Just had to share this one with you all โฅ