Pharmacy Robbery Suspect Identified Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Detectives have identified 26-year-old Brian J. Lindsey as the suspect of 3 pharmacy robberies in Spokane Valley and Spokane County. Lindsey was arrested by the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force and the Coeur d’Alene Police Department on January 4th, 2015 for the robbery of the Walgreens Pharmacy in Coeur d’Alene. Major Crimes Detectives have been working closely with the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force, as they investigated several pharmacy robberies in Spokane and Kootenai counties over the last couple of months. Through their investigation, Major Crimes Detectives believe Lindsey committed robberies of the Walgreens Pharmacy located at 15510 E. Sprague Ave in Spokane Valley and the Albertsons Pharmacy located at 13606 E. 32nd Avenue in Spokane County on November 15th, 2014 as well as, the ShopKo Pharmacy located at 13414 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley on December 7th, 2014. Charges in Spokane County for these robberies are expected as this investigation continues. Lindsey remains in custody at the Kootenai County Public Safety Building for his charges in Idaho. This is a great example of multiple law enforcement agencies working together to apprehend this potentially dangerous individual who is suspected of committing several pharmacy robberies in Washington, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:39:56 +0000