Pharmacy Shoplifter Grabs $1,000 in Allergy Meds

One Spotsylvania drugstore was noticeably low on allergy medicine recently after a large mid-day heist.

At 3:30 p.m. Sept. 3, a man entered the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 5229 Jefferson Davis Highway and grabbed two bags from the gift section.

He walked back to the medications section and stuffed the bags with boxes of Allegra, Claritin and Zyrtec. The 36 boxes were valued at $1,114.08.

The suspect was described as a black male, tall and skinny. He was wearing a black hat, dark green or gray polo shirt, and black pants.

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