Metro Atlanta
Athens pharmacy robberies were for pain medication, police say
By Steve Burns
April 26, 2016Police have linked two recent daytime armed robberies of Athens pharmacies to pain pills, according to a media report.
A pharmacy on South Milledge Avenue was robbed on Monday, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. Another robbery was at a pharmacy on Prince Avenue on April 15.
In both robberies, one suspect held victims at bay with a handgun, while the other went behind the counter to steal prescription pain pills, the paper reported.
The suspects sought only generic and name-brand forms of oxycodone, pain medication for which there is a huge black market, according to the report.
A reward has been offered for information leading to arrests and convictions in the cases.
Read more about the Athens pharmacy robberies here.
