Woman Charged With Forging Percocet Prescription, Police Say

Ladue Police said a pharmacy technician at Ladue Pharmacy spotted clues the prescription was a fake.

A woman faces a criminal charge for altering a Percocet prescription and presenting it to Ladue Pharmacy. Stephanie Hepler, 36, of the first block of Country Squire Lane in unincorporated St. Louis County north of Creve Coeur, was charged Wednesday with fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance. Ladue Police said Hepler forged a prescription for Percocet and took it to Ladue Pharmacy at 9832 Clayton Road Oct. 6. The pharmacy technician saw several clues the prescription was fraudulent, police said. Hepler was arrested inside the store at about 4:45 p.m. Oct. 6. Bail was set at $7,500 for Hepler. For more crime information on Ladue Patch, see the following articles:

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Moms Talk: Faking Sick—What Do You Do?

This week, we're asking St. Louis parents to tell us how they respond when their children pretend to be sick so they can stay home.

Sunny skies and warm temperatures have arrived in St. Louis, which makes it tempting to spend more time at play and less at work. So suppose your child comes to you and says he doesn't want to go to school today. You detect no fever. You know he's not sick. Instead, he just doesn't want to go. So onto this week's question: What do you do?

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