Police looking for suspect in recent pharmacy robbery
http://fox59.com/2015/02/25/police-looking-for-suspect-in-recent-pharmacy-robbery/
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Feb. 25, 2015) – Police have responded to 21 pharmacy robberies since the beginning of this year, including one earlier this week. On Monday, police say a man walked into the CVS at 3425 W. 16th Street and demanded prescription drugs. According to Crime Stoppers bulletin, the man handed the clerk a note that stating: “This is a robbery. Narco 10mg in the bag. I have a gun.”
He was spotted leaving the scene in a grey Suburban or Yukon.
“They know exactly what kind of drug they are abusing, the know the milligrams and they will tell the pharmacy exactly what they want,” said Steve Dubois with Central Indiana Crime Stoppers.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency reported 68 pharmacy robberies in central Indiana last year.
“We’ve definitely seen an increase in the numbers over recent months I think that there’s been an increase in prescription narcotic use,” said Lt. Craig McCartt.
Anyone with information about these robberies is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS.
Indiana’s AG Zoeller’s BITTER PILL program… only a pharmacy robbery every 3 days in Indianapolis alone.. Success compares to the 45 yr DEA’s war on drugs ?
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IMHO many of these pharmacy robberies were in among the worst in areas of Indianapolis. I doubt they were robbed by abusers, more likely by the gangbangers (mainly originally from Chicago) who were going to sell the pills somewhere else on the street and not necessarily in that neighborohood. (Remember folks, dealers don’t use/take their product..they’d be losing money.) The suits still dont appear to want to pay for an armed secruity gurard in the store or re-design the pharmacy to make it a little more difficult to jump the counters, heck, they don’t even care to give the affected employees some time off to recuperate mentally from having a gun stuck in their face ( as I have read from some FB posts)…its they expect them to show up to work the next day if they are scheduled, no counseling offered, etc. Indiana is a CC state. We also have a law that allows a legally licensed firearm owner to have his firearm in his vehicle on his work premisis if locked and out of sight regardless of what the company’s policy is (extremely few exceptions but pharmacies are not one of them) I know what good is that…hey its a start…It’s time to get start working on allowing licensed firearm owners with certified training to be able to carry on the job. Gun Free Zones only work for the criminals because they don’t worry about the laws.