WVa: Mom Charged with Stealing Swine Flu Vaccine

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Mom Charged with Stealing Swine Flu Vaccine

The Cabell County Sheriff's Office says a Huntington woman has been arrested for

stealing a vial of swine flu vaccine during a vaccination clinic on Thursday.

Posted: 12:08 PM Oct 23, 2009

Reporter: Dave Benton

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Cabell County Sheriff's Office says a Huntington

woman has been arrested for stealing a vial of swine flu vaccine during a

vaccination clinic on Thursday.

They say the theft happened at the Health Department's clinic at the New Baptist

Church.

Deputies arrested 25-year-old of Huntington.

Chief Deputy Doug Ferguson, who was at the clinic, tells WSAZ.com that the vial

of the swine flu vaccine was found in 's purse.

Ferguson, says he confronted after a health department employee told him

that was trying to steal several syringes.

Ferguson says was at the clinic to get her three children vaccinated.

He says told him she took the vaccine because it wasn't available for her

age group at Thursday's clinic.

is charged with petit larceny. She is currently in the Western Regional

Jail.

Ferguson says the children are now in the care of 's mom who was with her

daughter at the clinic.

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