Abingdon Walgreens Held Up for Second Time in Two Weeks: Sheriff

The Walgreens in Abingdon was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

It was the second armed robbery in as many weeks at the drugstore, and the sheriff’s office reports that investigators believe the two armed robberies are likely related.

At 4:21 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, detectives responded to the Walgreens in the 3000 block of Emmorton Road, where two men went into the store and one approached the pharmacy counter, showed he had a handgun and demanded prescriptions, according to the sheriff’s office. An employee complied, and the two men left, the sheriff’s office reported.

One suspect was described as a white man approximately 19 to 25 years old with brown hair, brown eyes and bushy eyebrows. He was about 5’8”, 175 to 185 pounds and was wearing a light gray sweatshirt, darker gray sweatpants with a white logo and a bandanna below the eyes, according to a report from the sheriff’s office.

The other suspect was a thin white man between 5’11” and 6’ tall, who was wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt with a white design and dark pants, the report said.

Only one of the men had a gun, according to Cristie Kahler, spokeswoman for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

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Maryland State Police authorities are investigating a similar armed robbery at the same Walgreens on July 20. In that incident, police said there was a single suspect who demanded prescriptions from the pharmacy, his face covered by a bandanna.

According to Kahler, Maryland State Police handles a percentage of calls for service on state roads, which is why the July 20 robbery—at the pharmacy off MD 924/Emmorton Road—was dispatched to that agency.

There is a $2,000 reward for information. To be eligible for the reward, contact Metro Crime Stoppers in one of three ways:

• Call 1-866-7LOCKUP.
• Send a text to CRIMES (274637), putting “MCS” plus the tip in the body of the message.
• Submit a tip online.

Anyone with information may also contact Detective Sergent of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office at 410-836-5428.

Tipsters may remain anonymous.