Crime & Safety

Woman Charged with Stealing Meds from Creve Coeur Home

House cleaner was indicted Wednesday for medication theft in Ballwin.

A woman is charged with stealing prescription medication from houses she cleaned in Creve Coeur and Ballwin.

Rhonda Glidewell, 50, of South St. Louis, was indicted by a St. Louis County grand jury Wednesday for stealing medication in Ballwin.

According to a police report, a homeowner in Ballwin discovered 96 oxycodone pills missing from a drawer in his bathroom on May 27, 2011. His home had been cleaned earlier that day, and the house cleaners were the only ones in his home.

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Police questioned Glidewell, who cleaned the bathroom, about the incident. She denied taking the pills.

In October, a Creve Coeur detective questioned Glidewell regarding a similar incident, and police said Glidewell admitted to the theft from the Ballwin and Creve Coeur homes.

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A single charge in the Creve Coeur case was filed in March.


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