Man Allegedly Robs Same Store Twice In One Week

MENLO PARK, CA -- A man suspected of stealing prescription narcotics at gunpoint in Menlo Park Saturday was nabbed within minutes of the theft, police said Sunday morning.

Scott Davis, 50, of Menlo Park, was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, attempted robbery, possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics and resisting arrest and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility, according to police.

The case began when a man allegedly demanded Alprazolam pills, a controlled substance, from an employee at CVS Pharmacy at 700 El Camino Real around 10 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

The alert employee recognized the suspect as resembling a man who allegedly robbed the same store Thursday, police said.

The employee dialed 911 and tried to stall the man, but he became impatient and lifted his shirt, allegedly displaying a handgun, according to police.

Seeing the weapon, the employee gave him the medication and the suspect fled northbound through the parking lot toward Ravenswood Avenue, police said.

Officers arrived in less than a minute and found a man resembling the description of the suspect leaving on a bicycle. The officer ordered the man to stop, but he tried to flee, police said.

Officers were able to stop him on Ravenswood at the Caltrain tracks, and when they searched him, they allegedly found a loaded firearm, a mask and the stolen prescription narcotics, according to police.

An investigation revealed that Davis was allegedly also behind two earlier drugstore robberies, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Menlo Park police at (650) 330-6300 or the anonymous tipline at (650) 330-6395.

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