Milwaukee St. Luke’s CNA stole patient’s wallet, prosecutors say

MILWAUKEE – A nurse’s aide at Milwaukee’s Aurora St. Luke’s is accused of utilizing a affected person’s bank card to buy groceries. 

Court docket paperwork say police had been known as to the hospital when a affected person began to get alerts on his telephone about somebody utilizing his bank card. That is when he realized his pockets was lacking.

Like all hospitals, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Middle is a spot meant for therapeutic and restoration, however on Tuesday, Might 3, courtroom paperwork say a affected person grew to become a sufferer.

As he recovered from surgical procedure, his telephone informed him somebody was making an attempt to make use of his bank cards on the close by Walmart retailer.

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Licensed Nursing Assistant Tiannia Hopkins is accused of taking his pockets.

Court docket paperwork say surveillance video exhibits Hopkins and one other girl filling up three buying carts earlier than making an attempt to take a look at. When one of many affected person’s playing cards was declined, courtroom data say Hopkins used one other one to withdraw $240 from the ATM. 

Hopkins is charged with two felonies. 

Court docket data say she informed police she discovered the pockets on the ground, put it in her pocket, saved working after which went to Walmart after her shift.

In an announcement, an Aurora spokesperson informed FOX6 Information: “We take all allegations of misconduct very significantly, and as quickly as we had been made conscious of this case, we carried out an inner investigation. This particular person has been terminated and their actions don’t mirror our values.”

The Wisconsin CNA Registry on-line says Hopkins has been a CNA since 2016 and has no historical past of misconduct.