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January 20, 2009
Three arrested in OxyContin heist
Three suspected pharmacy robbers, including a 15-year-old boy, were apprehended Tuesday just two hours after OxyContin was stolen from a drug store at Sprague and Pines in Spokane Valley.
Joshua M. Warren, 18, and the boy are accused of stealing OxyContin from Walgreens, 12312 E. Sprague Ave., about 11:50 p.m. Monday while David J. Harrington, 20, stood watch outside, according to Spokane Valley police.
Police say Warren punched a clerk in the head while demanding the drug, then fled with Harrington and the boy. The clerk was not seriously hurt.
Police arrested the boy about 12:05 a.m. Tuesday at First Avenue and Union Street; Harrington was arrested as he walked near Fourth and Union. Warren was arrested about 1:30 a.m. after an officer recognized him from the pharmacy’s security video, according to police.
Warren was treated at a local hospital after apparently swallowing a handful of pills, police said.
Police found more than 100 pills on Harrington and “numerous” pills on Warren, according to police.
Harrington and Warren were booked into Spokane County Jail on felony counts of first-degree robbery and possession of a controlled substance. The 15-year-old was booked into the Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center for first-degree robbery.
The robbery is the third OxyContin-related Walgreens robbery since Jan. 11.
No suspect has been named in a similar heist that day at 15510 E. Sprague, and police are still looking for Michael Alan Miller, 24, of Coeur d’Alene, the suspect in the Jan. 14 knife-point robbery at 2702 N. Argonne Road.
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vikkiesawyer on January 20 at 10:58 a.m.
Sickos!!!! these people are the reason that I have to worry about someone breaking in my home, and the fear that it may be taken from me. This is a pain med that helps me function everyday with the pain I have…..It is so very sad!!!!
gh74ia on January 20 at 4:42 p.m.
Obviously, this narcotic is too strong and addictive to be offered even as a prescription to the public. In my opinion, pharmacies should refuse to carry the drug, opting for alternative pain relievers. This is very sad, and more, it should be a revelation to all that is wrong with our propensity for narcotic addiction. We need confined treatment, not jails, and perhaps a closer look at our pharmaceutical system and what is made available to the general public.
generalcomment on January 22 at 6:09 a.m.
As much as it is not an excuse, David wasn’t invovled to actually TAKE the pills. He doesn’t even do drugs. He is just a kid that has no family and a slew of misfortune follow him to no fault of his own. So, he doesn’t hang out with the best crowd. He usually puts in his time at work every night and goes home and plays video games. I’m not sure why he decided to be with these other guys that night, but I feel truly pained if he truly had any involvement in it.