Crime & Safety
Robbers Strike Columbia CVS Pharmacy: Police
The pharmacy in Columbia was robbed by two suspects on Monday morning, Howard County police reported.
COLUMBIA, MD — A pharmacy in Columbia was robbed by two men on Monday morning, according to the Howard County Police Department. Officials said that the suspects took prescription medication in the robbery.
Before 10:30 a.m. on Monday, authorities reported the CVS Pharmacy in the 8600 block of Guilford Road was robbed.
Two men with their faces partly covered had gone into the store, threatened an employee and stolen prescription medication, police reported.
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Nobody was injured in the robbery, according to authorities.
The suspects were described as a two black men, one who was 5-feet-10 inches tall and wearing a green vest with a dark-sleeved shirt, and the other who was 5-feet-7-inches and wearing a jacket with dark clothing.
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Officials said the investigation into the robbery was ongoing.
Photo by Elizabeth Janney.
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