Crime & Safety
Gunman Robs South County Pharmacies for Drugs
A robber held up a pharmacy in San Clemente for a large haul of Oxycodone today. Police believe he robbed another South County pharmacy.
A robber held up a CVS pharmacy in San Clemente at gunpoint today and made off with a significant amount of a prescription painkiller.
The pharmacy at 638 Camino de Los Mares was held up at gunpoint about 7:15 a.m., according to Orange County sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock. Investigators suspect it was the same robber who stole drugs from a pharmacy in Laguna Hills about a week and a half ago, Hallock said.
The robber got away with “a large quantity of Oxycodone” in the latest heist, Hallock said.
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He was described as a white man about 5 feet 10 and weighing 150 pounds, wearing a black baseball cap, all black clothes and a black-and-blue ski mask.
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