Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Man sought in drug thefts
By Tom O'Neill
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Police from throughout Greater Cincinnati have been alerted to a man who has robbed five Walgreens pharmacies of pain medication in the past month.
A sixth attempt was unsuccessful. A knife was used in at least one theft, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
The series began on April 9 in Mount Washington. The most recent was on Sunday, when the man walked into the Walgreens on Ohio Pike in Union Township, Clermont County and demanded oxycontin.
The drug is a time-released medication for moderate to severe pain and is typically prescribed to cancer patients, the Poison Information Center at University Hospital said. It contains hydrocodone, a narcotic.
He struck for a second time on April 16, on Beechmont Avenue in Anderson Township, and then an unsuccessful attempt on April 26 in Cold Spring.
When he failed in Cold Spring, he struck eight hours later, also on April 26, on Clough Pike in Clermont's Union Township, then on May 1 on Hamilton Avenue in North College Hill. There have been no injuries.
Police say the scenario is the same. The man walks straight to the pharmacy counter and demands oxycontin, typically keeping one hand in his pocket. In the Anderson Township robbery, he showed a knife. He then walks out.
“His demeanor is calmer as he goes,” said Stephen Barnett, spokesman for the Hamilton County sheriff's department, which is investigating the Anderson Township case.
The man is described as white, with a long black wig that he brushes over his face.
His height has been estimated at between 5-feet-6 and 6 feet, and his weight at 150 to 190 pounds.
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