Weird dental news: Man ditches pants while fleeing after stealing $52 in toothpaste

Publication
Article
dentalproductsreport.comdentalproductsreport.com-2015-05-01
Issue 5

It seems some people never learn. A 49-year-old Cleveland man was arrested for the 111th time while fleeing from police after stealing $52 in toothpaste from a Walgreens store, according to authorities.

It seems some people never learn. A 49-year-old Cleveland man was arrested for the 111th time while fleeing from police after stealing $52 in toothpaste from a Walgreens store, according to authorities.

Nathaniel Ferguson was charged with theft, failing to comply with a police officer's order and two traffic violations, according to reports. Police say he entered the store and hid the toothpaste under his clothes. He then exited the store, and an employee chased him through several area backyards where Ferguson left both his pants and the stolen items.

An officer then spotted Ferguson as he entered a vehicle. Police followed the car until it eventually stopped and found a crack pipe and open bottle of liquor within the car. The driver, 53-year-old Lorenzo Turner, was also arrested and charged with failing to comply with a police officer's order, drug paraphernalia possession, an open container violation and three traffic violations, according to authorities.

Weird dental news: California dentist charged with multiple counts of arson

Police later discovered the stolen toothpaste and Ferguson's jeans in the backyard of a nearby home, according to reports.

This isn't the first time Ferguson has stolen dental products. He was previously arrested in February for stealing almost $50 in tooth whitening products from a CVS store. In this incident, he reportedly told the security guard he had nothing on him while dashing out the door. Employees recognized Ferguson from previous incidents at the store and called police.

Officers pulled over Ferguson, who gave his brother's name as identification. However, an officer recognized him due to his lengthy rap sheet. The police found two crack pipes along with the stolen whitening products. Ferguson was charged with theft, falsification, criminal trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to reports. He is now banned from all CVS locations, according to a CVS employee.

Ferguson has a criminal history beginning in 1984, including charges of theft, robbery and drug possession, and allegedly has 26 aliases-some are variations of his name while others are completely made up.

Weird dental news: Ex-dentist suspected in bank robbery spree

Related Videos
CDS 2024: What's New at TAG University? with Andrew De la Rosa, DMD
CDS 2024: Breaking Down Barriers to Care with Eric Kukucka, DD
GNYDM23 Product Focus: CandidPro with Kristin Lange, VP of Sales at Candid
The Connected Future of Dental CAD/CAM with Max Milz
2023 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Interview with Brant Herman, CEO and Founder at MouthWatch and Dentistry.One
Greater New York Dental Meeting 2021 - Interview with Marty Jablow, DMD
 Greater New York Dental Meeting 2021 - Interview with PlanetDDS Vice President of Sales Mike Huffaker
Dentsply Sirona World 2021 - Press Conference
Dentsply Sirona World 2021 - Interview with Alon Mozes, CEO and Co-founder at Neocis
Related Content
© 2024 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.