Crime & Safety
FBI Offers $15,000 Reward in Pharmacy Robberies
One suspect believed to be responsible for several incidents since July across Virginia.
The FBI along with local police announced a coordinated effort Thursday to identify and locate a suspect responsible for a string of pharmacy robberies across Virginia, including in the Woodbridge area.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information that will lead to the identification, arrest and conviction of the subject in this investigation.
The newest robbery occurred on Nov. 17, when the suspect
entered a Rite Aid store on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News.
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The robberies took place on July 15, July 26, Aug. 13, Sept. 16, Oct. 10 and Oct. 26. Each robbery involved a black male suspect who reportedly entered multiple CVS drug stores and demanded Oxycodone, at times showing the employee behind the counter a handgun in his waistband.
In several of these robberies, the subject was observed leaving the premises in a light-colored, possibly white or silver, Dodge Nitro SUV.
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Contact the FBI office at 804/261-1044 or Richmond@ic.FBI.gov with information that may assist authorities in solving these cases.
Image: Courtesy of Prince William County Police
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