Delaware pharmacy thefts on the rise
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Delaware State police see a troubling trend: an increase in pharmacy robberies. A Rite Aid on Capitol Trail near Newark, DE marks the 11th time a pharmacy has been robbed in the First State since January.
Of those 11 robberies, Delaware State Police tell WHYY they have made arrests in six of the cases, and the investigations continue in the other five.
"There have been a few more than we've seen in years past," Cpl. Jeffrey Whitmarsh, Delaware State Police spokesman, said.
Police say last Friday morning a suspect presented a note to the Rite Aid pharmacist demanding Oxycodene and Oxycontin, while holding what appeared to be a weapon. The pharmacist placed the prescription drugs in a bag and gave it to the suspect.
The suspect was last seen running toward Sycamore Gardens where he got into a green Ford Explorer driven by another white male. The vehicle had a cardboard tag "85222."
Police say the suspect is a 20-25 year old white male with short red hair. He was wearing a tan and green shirt and dark green cargo shorts. He also wore a tan kanga hat and dark sunglasses.
Anyone with information can talk to police anonymously by calling Crimestoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or going online at www.tipsubmit.com
I hope people with authorities can help pharmacy store to be safe. We need pharmacy stores so much meaning it is a must to protect them.
Pharmacy store is one of most important place we go to buy some medicine. Everyday many people are buying on it and for sure they have a lot of sales. Maybe it is the reason why they are being robbed. I hope people with authorities can help to secure the safety of pharmacy store.
Pharmacy plays important role to us. They help us about our health issues. It is too bad to know that pharmacy stores are being robbed. I hope this cases will stop.