Man Robs Pharmacy at Knifepoint
Posted on August 29, 2010How desperate does a drug user have to be to rob a pharmacy at knifepoint to gain access to the narcotics his or her body needs? A man in Tulsa was that desperate, according to a Tulsa World report. The man targeted the Drug Warehouse, passing a note to the pharmacist in which he demanded three specific drugs. The pharmacist responded by complying with demands.
The man did not demand or take any cash. When he left the pharmacy with the stolen pills, he was chased on foot by witnesses. They report he pulled out his knife to confront them, waning he would cut them if they didn’t leave him alone.
The individual was said to then get in a bronze, four-door Jeep driven by an unidentified individual. The suspect was described to be in his late 30s, or early 40s, roughly 6 feet 3 inches tall and an estimated 185 pounds. He was identified as having a small patch of hair below his lower lip.
Crimes such as these continue to pop up in destinations all over the world. More and more individuals are finding themselves addicted to substances that were originally intended to relieve legitimate pain. Pharmacies are a key destination for robberies as they maintain high quantities of narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin, Percocet and other drugs that are in high demand.
Law enforcement agencies are working to try and make it more difficult for addicts to target pharmacies, yet the process is bound to be slow and inconvenience law-abiding citizens.
