Pharmacy robberies double in 2012 in Maine

San Francisco Chronicle

Pharmacy robberies in Maine more than doubled last year over 2011, and police are concerned the robberies are becoming more brazen. There were 56 pharmacy robberies last year, with drug addicts taking increasingly desperate measures, said Steve McCausland of the Department of Public Safety. In one instance, a man robbed a pharmacy inside a Wal-Mart filled with customers in broad daylight. "These are desperate acts by desperate people, and from a law enforcement perspective it's extremely troubling because of potential violence," McCausland said.

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