Crime & Safety

Alleged Fake Prescriptions Land North Hollywood Woman in Jail

A local 30-year-old woman is arrested after using the alleged fraudulent prescriptions at a pharmacy in Burbank.

A North Hollywood woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of forging prescriptions to purchase medication from a Burbank pharmacy, the Burbank Leader reports.

Aline Ghirard, 30, allegedly forged three prescriptions earlier in the week to obtain more than 20 pills. She was arrested Thursday after police served a warrant at her home, according to the Leader.

Reportedly a respiratory therapist, she was booked for similar crimes last week, according to the publication.

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