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Nevada woman breaks into dentist's office, pulls 13 teeth from patient: Police

Nevada woman breaks into dentist's office, pulls 13 teeth from patient: Police

A dentist at work (representative image).

According to Washoe County police, a42-year-oldUS womanbroke into a dentist’s office, stole money and pulled 13 teeth from an unconscious patient on two separate occasions.

Laurel Eich, who is not a dentist, broke into a dental office where she claimed to haveworked earlier, said the police.

During the May 3 break-in, Eichallegedly stole $22,861 in cash and checks,the Washoe County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.

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She alsobroke-in ona different date to perform thetooth extraction,Eich toldthe police.

The accused woman was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and one count each of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit burglary and perform surgery on another without a medicallicence.

As per a Daily Mail report, the woman, who is aresident of Reno, allegedly performed the extractions 'on her own time'.

Now, Eich is in custody in Washoe County jail on a $20,000 bond.