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JoCo Notes: Former nurse who stole fentanyl from two JoCo hospitals sentenced

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission off 75th Street and Interstate 35 is named a top large community hospital in a 2023 Fortune list. Photo via AdventHealth Kansas City Facebook.

Happy Thursday, Shawnee Mission!

☀️ Today’s forecast: Sunny and clear. High: 56. Low: 35.

? One thing to know today

A former nurse from Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for stealing fentanyl from Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park and AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Merriam.

Faith Naccarato, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with a consumer product and two counts of possession of fentanyl by deception and subterfuge, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Prosecutors say between January and April 2020, Naccarto used her fingerprint to remove vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the surgical specialty unit at Menorah, replacing the fentanyl with a saline solution before returning the vials to the cabinet.

Meanwhile, between February and April 2020, she also took vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the noninvasive cardiology unit at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission.

Naccarato told investigators that she stole the fentanyl for personal use.

? Public meetings Thursday

  • Board of County Commissioners, 9:30 a.m. [View agenda]

? Post’s top Wednesday stories

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  3. Garden Bros Nuclear Circus coming to Oak Park Mall
  4. Lenexa commission OKs plan to convert office building into apartments
  5. Prairie Village ward boundary changes will impact 900 residents

? Other local news

  • Students at Shawnee Mission East were among those around the Kansas metro who walked out of classes yesterday to demand stricter gun laws following a shooting last week at Nashville private school that left three students and three school staffers dead. [Fox 4]
  • Registration is now open for the annual Tour de Shawnee bike race, which is scheduled this year for Sunday, May 7. [City of Shawnee]
  • Overland Park Police asked for the public’s help in locating a dog that allegedly bit someone in the are of 71st and Glenwood on Sunday night. [Kansas City Star]

? A thousand words

Mayor Mike Boehm (center left) hands Dianne Conway (center right) a plaque inducting her into the Lenexa Volunteer Hall of Fame as part of Volunteer Month earlier this week. Over the years, she’s dedicated hours to several community groups, including the Girl Scouts of America, church organizations and the PTA, as well as a stint as a defensive driving educator. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.

About the author

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer

Hi! I’m Kyle Palmer, the editor of the Johnson County Post.

Prior to joining the Post in 2020, I served as News Director for KCUR. I got my start in journalism at the University of Missouri, where I worked for KBIA, mid-Missouri’s NPR affiliate. After college, I spent 10 years as a teacher and went on to get a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University.

Have a story idea or a comment about our coverage you’d like to share? Email me at kyle@johnsoncountypost.com.

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