3 Robberies within Hours on Saturday Spokane Valley and Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 3 robberies within 2 hours on Saturday November 15th, 2014. The first robbery occurred at Walgreens Pharmacy located at 15810 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley at 4:41 p.m. The employee reported a male approached the pharmacy counter stating he was armed and wanted all the Oxycodone and Suboxone. A weapon was not seen by the employees and after receiving the medications, the suspect ran from the store. The suspect was described as a 20-25 year-old white male, 6’00”, average build, wearing blue jeans, a black coat, gloves, a black knit hat and his face was partially covered. The second robbery occurred at 6:30 p.m., at Lucky Nails Salon located at 4808 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley. The employee told deputies a male entered the business yelling for employees to give him money. After taking the money from the cash register, the suspect ran from the store. The suspect was described as a white male, 5’06”, wearing black clothing, gloves and a black ski mask covering his face. The employees did not see a weapon and no one was injured. A K9 Unit attempted to track the suspect, but was unsuccessful. The third robbery occurred at the pharmacy located inside Albertsons, located at 13606 E. 32nd Avenue in Spokane County, at approximately 6:50 p.m. Employees said the suspect jumped over the counter and started to grab bottles of Oxybutynin. The suspect appeared to be holding a knife as he demanded Oxycodone and Morphine. The suspect jumped back over the counter and ran from the business. The suspect was described as a white or Hispanic male, 5’10” to 6’00”, approximately 160 pounds, wearing a dark colored coat, blue jeans, long dark curly hair, a beanie type cap, and his face was partially covered. A K9 track for the suspect was unsuccessful. Spokane County Major Crimes detectives are investigating the robberies and are unsure if they are related. Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is now offering a cash reward for anyone providing information leading to an arrest in this incident. Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should submit the tip via the Internet website crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward. A tipster’s INITIAL call or web tip MUST be made to Crime Stoppers to be eligible for the reward. Tipsters working directly with police are not eligible for a reward through Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes. It is not affiliated with law enforcement.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:11:35 +0000
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