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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a northwestern Pennsylvania pharmacy technician for diverting nearly 90,000 prescription pills from her place of employment. 

Thirty-four-year-old Alyssa R. McDowell, is charged with several felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, theft by unlawful taking, and related misdemeanor charges.

McDowell surrendered yesterday morning and was arraigned, when her bail was set at $100,000 unsecured. 

According to the Office of Attorney General’s investigation, McDowell diverted nearly 90,000 prescription pills: Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, from Sheffield Pharmacy in Warren County between 2022 and 2026. 

Investigators allege that between January of 2022 and May of 2026, McDowell diverted 80,926 Oxycodone pills and 8,744 Hydrocodone pills.

McDowell ordered extra bottles and took them for herself, then altered paperwork in attempts to conceal the thefts.