UPDATE: Medicine Shoppe Burglary Update 1-13-18 | Columbia Borough Police Department

01-13-18

Updated information for the Medicine Shoppe Burglary.

Below are descriptions of the four (4) suspects involved. Photographs taken from the video are also attached.

Suspect #1 – black and white "Nike" shoes, white socks, gray pants, gray hoody with black jacket overtop (inside out), black gloves and black mask

Suspect #2 – red shoes, white socks, dark in color "Gap" pants (gray pants on underneath the "Gap" pants), black zip up hoody, gray-blue-black colored gloves, black mask, black hat, light complexion

Suspect #3 – black shoes, black pants with logo on left thigh area, blue shirt under a black and dark gray colored "Nike" hoody, black gloves, black mask, light complexion

Suspect #4 – black boots (possibly "Timberlands"), black "Adidas" with three (3) white stripes, black "Nautica" hoody, dark blue gloves, light complexion

01-12-18

 At 0144hrs on 01-11-2018, Columbia police responded to The Medicine Shoppe at 960 Lancaster Ave. in Columbia Borough for a burglar alarm. At 0140hrs, a plate glass window was broken at the front of the store. Subsequent review of the surveillance video showed four suspects enter through the broken window and take various prescription drugs from inside. The suspects fled in a dark colored car, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, via Barber St. Anyone finding discarded containers, white paper packages, or plastic bins with Medicine Shoppe labeling is asked to contact Columbia Borough Police. If anyone has any further information they can call the police department at 717-684-7735 or submit a tip below.

Case Status:

• Current

Case Type:

• Criminal

Source: 

Columbia Borough Police Department

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/medicine-shoppe-burglary-update-1-13-18

Police report on Medicine Shoppe burglary

 At 0144hrs on 01-11-2018, Columbia police responded to The Medicine Shoppe at 960 Lancaster Ave. in Columbia Borough for a burglar alarm. At 0140hrs, a plate glass window was broken at the front of the store. Subsequent review of the surveillance video showed four suspects enter through the broken window and take various prescription drugs from inside. The suspects fled in a dark colored car, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, via Barber St. Anyone finding discarded containers, white paper packages, or plastic bins with Medicine Shoppe labeling is asked to contact Columbia Borough Police. If anyone has any further information they can call the police department at 717-684-7735 or submit a tip below.

Case Status:

• Current

Case Type:

• Criminal

Source: 

Columbia Borough Police Department

Police warn of "IRS" scam

JANUARY 12, 2018

The police department has received another report of the "IRS" calling people and telling them that they need to pay the "IRS" or they will come pick them up. Please do not allow yourself to become a victim of these scams. Most of them will tell you to get a gift card of some type and give them the number on the card. One of the numbers that they have called from is 360-209-8910. We attempted to contact this number several times and only got a busy signal.

Source:

Columbia Borough Police Department

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/fraud

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4 suspects break into, take prescription drugs from Columbia pharmacy

Police are looking for four suspects who stole drugs from a pharmacy in Columbia early Thursday.

The suspects entered the Medicine Shoppe, 960 Lancaster Ave., by breaking a glass window at the front of the store, according to police.

They took various prescription drugs from inside, police said.

They fled in a dark car, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, on Barber Street, according to police.

Officers responded to a burglar alarm around 1:45 a.m., police said.

Anyone who finds discarded containers, white paper packages or plastic bins with Medicine Shoppe labeling is asked to call police at 717-684-7735.

LINK:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/suspects-break-into-take-prescription-drugs-from-columbia-pharmacy/article_7c35ceac-f6d4-11e7-92b5-bfedc0f1ea38.html

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