Crime & Safety
Police Arrest 3 in Roswell Pharmacy Burglary
Two of the three suspects were nabbed when they ran to the rear gate of the Roswell Police Department.
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Three men have been arrested and charged with allegedly burglarizing a Roswell pharmacy early Wednesday morning.
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An officer on patrol heard an audible alarm coming from the area of Winder and Roberts Pharmacy at 791 Atlanta Street around 3:30 a.m. Sept. 16.
The officer saw three men, who were wearing masks on their faces and gloves on their hands, run from the drug store. This officer was able to apprehend one of the three suspects, but the two other men fled from the scene.
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Other Roswell officers converged on the scene, and set up a perimeter in the area. Roswell K-9 Saar arrived, and was able to track the two suspects to the back gate of the Roswell Police Department where they were arrested.
Suspects arrested were Jonathon Justin Johnson, 19, of Atlanta, Tyree Dayshawn Richbow, 21, of Decatur and 23-year-old Christian S. Moncrieff of Ellenwood.
Officers were able to locate the tools allegedly used to enter the business, and recovered stolen prescription drugs from the store.
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Photo: the area where two of the three burglary suspects were apprehended. Credit: Roswell Police Department
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