Iowa woman accused of heart monitor theft

by on Sunday, May 16th, 2010 | No Comments

A Waterloo woman who allegedly left a hospital with a heart monitor still attached is charged with theft. Police said Wendi Mae Mingus was a patient at Allen Hospital on May 8 when she walked outside to have a cigarette. She was attached to a wireless heart monitor valued at $1,000. According to court records, staff told her she couldn’t go outside to smoke unless she was discharged. Mingus left.

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