Walgreens Pharmacy Technician Gets Probation

WESTBOROUGH—Brandon J. Zarr, 25, of 47 Greenfield St., Worcester, was sentenced in Westborough District Court yesterday.

Zarr, who was a pharmacy technician at  in Shrewsbury, was sentenced to probation for two years after stealing or getting others to give him more than 1,000 pills including Hydrocodone, according to a police report.

In addition to the Hydrocodone, Zarr also stole Alprazolam, Clonazepum and Diazepan during a six-month time prior to Nov. 10, 2010, according to police.

He was also ordered to pay $1,883 in restitution.

In an unrelated case, Zarr was also sentenced to probation for a Nov. 17, 2010 arrest in Shrewsbury. He was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, second offense, operating a motor vehicle without a license, a marked lanes violation, failure to keep right and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

Zarr was found guilty of the drug charge and was given probation for two years. He lost his license for two years and was ordered to attend a 14-day, in-patient drug rehabilitation program and pay $450 in fees.

He was found not responsible for the marked lanes violation and failure to keep right charges. Zarr was also found not responsible for the operating without a license and the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.