Crime & Safety

Pharmacy on the Lookout for Robbers

Walgreens leery after Parma store held up

Employees at , 19980 W. 130th St., asked police to stand by Jan. 24 after getting a phone call from someone asking for the prescription painkiller Opana.

The employees feared the caller was checking to see if the store had the drug in stock before robbing it.

A Walgreens in Parma was robbed of prescription drugs Jan. 20. 

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Police in Parma believe the same man may also be responsible for a robbery at a Rite Aid store in that city on Jan. 4.

In the Walgreens robbery in Parma, the suspect wore a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and held out a blue plastic bag while demanding specific pain medications.

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