Occurred on 12/3/12, 02:00am Theft  7101 S. Padre Island Drive  121203012

Police were called to Bay Area Hospital for a pink haired woman stealing medical supplies.  Officers arrived and contacted hospital employees who reported Marsha Diane McPherson (11/05/76) had stolen several items from a “crash cart” and put them in her backpack.  Officers found syringes, medical tape, gauze, bandages, scalpels, IV bags and several drugs inside her knapsack.

McPherson was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  She was charged with Theft and Possession of a Controlled Substance.  Both charges are State Jail Felonies and punishable by two years in prison and $10,000 fine.