Woman accused of stealing 500 rolls of toilet paper from hospital

A 36-year-old Maryville woman has been accused of stealing 500 rolls toilet paper from Blount Memorial Hospital over the course of several months late last year.

Melissa Patty, Gillenwater Road, allegedly admitted to security staff at the hospital that she took the toilet paper in October 2009.



Hospital administrators had agreed to give Patty four months to pay back the $213 worth of toilet paper, according to a Maryville police report.

However, the hospital contacted police on Tuesday and complained that Patty has not paid back the money. While Patty has not yet been charged with a crime, Blount Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Jessica Stith said the hospital plans to obtain a criminal summons against her.