Police: E. Northport Man Arrested After Robbing Pharmacy

An East Northport man robbed a Port Jefferson Station pharmacy Tuesday morning before being arrested at a hotel a mile down the road, police said.

According to police, 27-year-old Ryan Frische entered the Rite Aid, located at 518 Jefferson Plaza, shortly before 10:30 a.m. and approached the pharmacy counter to purchase hypodermic needles.

Following the purchase, Friche made verbal demands and gave the clerk a note that demanded cash and “oxy” pills, police said. Frische fled the store on foot with three bottles of OxyContin pills and an undetermined amount of cash, police said.

Responding police officers interviewed witnesses and determined that Frische had fled to Americas Best Value Inn, located at 1371 Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station, where he was arrested a short time later, police said.

Frische will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

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