Crime & Safety
Man Arrested in Attempted Wilmette CVS Robbery
Investigation results in arrest of Barry Menary.
A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted robbery of the CVS Pharmacy in Wilmette last week.
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Barry R. Menary was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning in the 100 block of 3rd Street in Wilmette. He faces a charge of attempted aggravated robbery.
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Police say a lone offender approached the pharmacy desk at the CVS at 1515 Sheridan Rd. around 3:30 p.m. on April 20 and presented a note demanding prescription pain killers and implied possession of a firearm. The pharmacist called the police and the offender fled the area without gaining any medications.
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