DeBary pharmacy robbed of oxycodone by gunman
Posted Sun, 2008-06-15 02:00
DEBARY --- The Walgreens pharmacy at 15 Charles R. Beall Ave., was roobed Sunday morning
of oxycodone pills by a man with a gun under his shirt.
No shots were fired and no one was injured during the brief incident. The suspect got
away with a couple bottles of prescription pills from the pharmacy and ran northbound from the store.
away with a couple bottles of prescription pills from the pharmacy and ran northbound from the store.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office was notified of the robbery at about 11:36 a.m. About 15 deputies and a Sheriff's Office helicopter began arriving on scene at Walgreen, within two minutes of being dispatched.
Store employees said that the man approached the pharmacy counter, flashed a handgun he held under his shirt and demanded oxycodone. The victims handed him a couple bottles of the drug and the suspect then fled.
The robber was described as a dark-skinned white male in his twenties. He was
between 6 feet and 6 feet 4,with a thin build. His hair was black and spiked, but he
was otherwise clean-shaven. He was last seen wearing dark sunglasses, a white shirt
with black stripes on the shoulders, black pants and black shoes that were possibly
hiking boots.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at
(386) 668-3830 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS.
Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up
to $1,000.
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