By Pattie Price
Heather Briggs, 43, of Philadelphia, was held in abstentia for a Nov. 1 arraignment in Common Pleas Court on the charges of identity theft and forgery by by Magisterial District Judge Dave Lang. The charges stem from an incident 2:40p.m., June 19, at Broomall Rehab and Nursing Home, 50 N. Malin Road.
According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Mike Sharkey said Ms. Briggs applied for a nurses aide position in March and provided a false certificate from the Department of Health that she successfully completed the training program and competency evaluation program and she was hired. Sometime in June, the Nursing Home checked the registration she provided and found it was registered to another woman.
Marple Police checked with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and confirmed the registration number was assigned to another person and a different Social Security number than Ms. Briggs. It was determined that Ms. Briggs was never enrolled in the PA Nurse Aide Registry.