Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested After Using Hospital Needle to Inject Herself at Southshore Medical Center
The following information was supplied by the Trenton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Trenton police arrested a 24-year-old woman after she injected herself with what police said were possible drugs in a bathroom at about 4 a.m. June 17 at Southshore Medical Center.
Police said the woman left a needle and rubber strap covered in blood in the bathroom. She walked out of the hospital after a nurse found the items.
Officers caught up with the woman at a nearby convenience store.
When officers searched the woman she had several items they believe to be stolen out of the hospital including alcohol wipes, gauze, lubricating jelly, tongue depressors, surgical tape and a needle.
The woman was arrested for outstanding warrants issued for contempt of court, neglect in regards to child support and a traffic offense.
Contact editor Nate Stemen natestemen@patch.com for questions on police reports.
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