(Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

City crime

Patient steals P.A. doctor’s car

Aug 29, 2019 | 4:57 PM

The bond of trust between a patient and their doctor was broken this week, when the patient opted to steal their doctor’s car.

The incident happened last Monday. Dr. Lalita Malhotra said the car keys had been left sitting on her desk, while she was tending to another patient, and she had left her office door unlocked. She did not realize what happened until she went to leave for home in the early evening.

“It’s a breach of privacy and also a breach of trust between a patient and a physician,” she said.

The car was recovered by police early the next morning in the 1100 block of Branion Drive. A 35-year-old man was charged in connection to the incident.

“I haven’t seen the car as of yet, or seen what sort of damage is on it,” Malhotra said.

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The Prince Albert Police Service has not yet released its August Crime statistics but for the month of July there were 23 stolen vehicles. This compared to 30 in July, 2018. To date this year, there have been a total of 188 stolen vehicles in the city.

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