THIRD OXYCONTIN ROBBERY IN EUREKA SINCE APRIL
A LOCAL PHARMACY WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT THIS MORNING. IT'S THE THIRD TIME A EUREKA PHARMACY HAS BEEN HELD UP, AND EACH TIME, THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN AFTER ONE THING. NEWS CHANNEL THREE'S MATT MENDES JOINS US LIVE AT LIMA'S PHARMACY. HE TALKED WITH THE PHARMACY OWNER AND A CUSTOMER JUST MINUTES AFTER IT HAPPENED. MATT?
THE OTHER TWO ROBERIES HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AT CLONEYS WHICH IS JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET. THIS MORNING, THE SUSPECT ENTERED LIMA'S PHARMACY ARMED WITH A BLACK AUTOMATIC HANDGUN AND DEMANDED OXYCONTIN.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN TODAY'S ROBBERY. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE ADULT, WEARING A BLACK BASEBALL CAP WITH A WHITE JORDAN LOGO ON IT, BLACK COLORED SWEATSHIRT, DARK JEANS. THE SUSPECT HAD COVERED UP HIS FACE WITH A WHITE MATERIAL DURING THE ROBBERY. HE WAS LAST SEEN HEADED SOUTHBOUND FROM THE PHARMACY ON FOOT. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ASKS ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL THEM.






