Posted On: July 12, 2011
LAPD Officer Arrested for "Doctor Shopping"
The reputation of the LAPD’s Ramparts Area Station just took another hit. A 22-year veteran of the force, assigned to Ramparts, has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in the illegal practice of “doctor shopping.”
One of a number of California drug-related offenses, doctor shopping is made illegal by Health & Safety Code Section 11173(a).
Doctor shopping refers to practice of fraudulently obtaining prescription pills from a number of different providers without the providers knowing about the other prescriptions.
Doctor shopping in California is a “wobbler” offense, which means it can be charged as either a felony or a misdemeanor. Felony doctor shopping can result in up to three years in California state prison.
