Lt. Jim Cunningham said he knows that stores and employees have taken training and have extra precautions in place concerning robberies.
“They need to stay alert and take precautions,” he said.
Police were still looking Tuesday for the suspect in the Middletown robbery. Detectives told this news outlet they are working to obtain images from the store’s surveillance video.
Pharmacists in Middletown and Hamilton contacted by this new outlet said they “take precautions” to prevent the theft of prescription narcotics, a problem that has grown with the region’s heroin epidemic.
“Give them anything they want. I don’t want to get shot,” said a Hamilton pharmacist, who did not want to be identified.
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There were 853 pharmacy robberies nationwide in 2015, according to the U.S Department of Drug Enforcement.
INITIAL REPORT:
A Middletown drug store was robbed at gunpoint late Monday night by a woman who only wanted drugs.
At about 11:40 p.m., a woman entered the CVS Pharmacy on Breiel Boulevard wearing a black ski mask and gloves.
The woman opened the gate to the pharmacy area, showed the handgun and said “Give me all the Percocets and no one will get hurt,” according to a police report.
The woman then grabbed two bags and exited the store traveling west on Lewis Street.
The suspect is described as a white female, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall, heavy set, wearing a black and gray sweatshirt and black pajama bottoms.
Police are still looking for the suspect.
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