Saturday, August 11, 2007

Man charged with stealing urine samples

Police say a Valparaiso man has confessed to breaking into a probation office to steal urine samples.

23-year-old Joseph Klinkman faces a burglary charge.

Police say he broke into the Porter County PACT office Tuesday night and took his own urine sample and one provided by a friend.

According to investigators, Klinkman said he panicked when he discovered that the urine was going to be tested for a drug that he didn't expect they'd be testing for.

Police don't believe the friend was involved in the test, but both men were ordered to provide new urine samples.

Chief Probation Officer Neal Hannon says he's never encountered a urine theft in his 37 years on the job.

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