Augusta Police Want Your Help to I.D. Suspect in Yet Another Pharmacy Robbery
There's been yet another pharmacy robbery in Augusta. Augusta Police say the CVS Pharmacy on Stone Street was robbed Tuesday (Jan. 22) around 4pm.
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Solution for Pharmacy Robberies: GPS Chips for Drug Bottles
Hey this was MY idea... GPS chips in certain drug bottles. Well, the New York Police Department wants pharmacies in and around NYC to fight prescription drug thefts by stocking pill bottles fitted with GPS tracking chips. With so many pharmacy robberies in Maine last year, we can see where this is a good idea.
Another Maine Pharmacy Robbery with a Quick Arrest
There was another pharmacy robbery Maine. This time in Sanford. However, there was a quick end to the story. The police got the guy about ten minutes after it happened.
Year End Numbers for Crime in Maine
Some numbers for crime and deaths for 2012 were down, but some were up. Maine had 22 homicides in 2012, slightly below the 10-year average. The state saw 19 fire deaths, down from 23 in 2011. The number of highway deaths for the year stands at 164, up from 136 in 2011 but still below the 10-year average. However, pharmacy robberies were a big issue.
One Maine Pharmacy is Starting to Add Security Guards-Rite Aid
Rite-Aid in Bangor is going to be adding security guards to try and stop the wave of pharmacy robberies happening. While Augusta is the community with the most pharmacies for the year (so far), 4 of the 54 pharmacy robberies in Maine this year have been at the same Bangor Rite Aid.
CVS in Augusta Robbed for the Second Time in Two Weeks
Pills? You Want Pills? Sorry, Buh Bye
I cheered when I heard an employee at Rite Aid in Pittsfield, during the store's third robbery in the last eleven months, told the would-be thief, who claimed to have a gun (but never showed it), "you aren't getting pills."