The thefts occurred in Columbia County at the Livingston Hills Nursing Home in Livingston, according to State Police.
Investigators determined that 39-year-old Lauren Emery, of Hudson, and 47-year-old Alison Steedle, of Clinton in Oneida County, falsified and forged business records in an attempt to conceal their theft of narcotics, police said.
Both women were arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, on multiple charges, including forgery of medical prescriptions and falsifying business records, both felonies.
They were also charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Emery and Steedle were issued appearance tickets to the town of Livingston Court on Thursday, Dec. 15.
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