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• Two men arrested in OxyContin heist

  May 14, 2010 in City on Page A8 Two men are accused of two attempted robberies at Coeur d’Alene convenience stores late Wednesday and an OxyContin heist early Thursday. Michael D. Frank, 20, and Stephen J. Beck, 23, …

• 2 accused of 3 attempted robberies in CdA

  May 13, 2010 in Idaho Three robberies in Coeur d’Alene late Wednesday and early today are believed to be the work of two men arrested with OxyContin stolen from a pharmacy.

• Walgreens: No new Washington Medicaid patients

  March 18, 2010 in Region Walgreens has told Washington state officials that it will no longer fill prescriptions for new Medicaid patients as of April 16 because it isn’t being reimbursed enough by the state. 2

• Man held in drug robbery after tip from church pastor

  March 10, 2010 in City on Page A9 A church pastor helped detectives identify a suspect in a robbery Monday at a North Idaho pharmacy. Egan B. Logan IV, 39, of Twin Lakes, was arrested Tuesday on charges …

• Church pastor tips detectives to robbery suspect

  March 9, 2010 in Idaho A church pastor helped detectives identify a suspect today in a robbery Monday night at a North Idaho pharmacy. 4

• Walgreen’s fights drop in Medicaid payments

  January 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 Walgreen Co. said it will stop filling Medicaid prescriptions at about half of its pharmacies in Washington next month because of continued reimbursement reductions. Walgreen’s, the largest drugstore chain in …

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  Walgreens hopes special safes suppress OxyContin robberies

  September 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 OxyContin robberies in Washington have prompted an unprecedented response from one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains. New time-delayed safes have been installed in Walgreens pharmacies across the state to …

• Shopko robbed of OxyContin Monday night

  August 25, 2009 in City A robber stole OxyContin from a South Hill Shopko on Monday night. 1

• Robber cites OxyContin addiction

  August 21, 2009 in City on Page A5 A 24-year-old man told a judge Thursday that his life changed quickly and dramatically: He went from living with his girlfriend and their 7-year-old daughter to putting a knife to … 1

• Sentenced to 4 years, robber cites addiction

  August 20, 2009 in City A 24-year-old convicted robber told a judge Thursday how he went from living with his girlfriend and their 7-year-old daughter to putting a knife to a man’s throat to get … 1

• Woman robbed of prescriptions in her home

  July 20, 2009 in News, City Two men burst into a Spokane woman’s apartment this morning and stole OxyContin and hydrocodone. A 54-year-old woman answered her apartment door about 5:45 a.m. in the 3100 block of … 1

• Police not fooled by diversion tactic

  June 22, 2009 in City An apparent diversionary tactic by a drug store robber failed Sunday afternoon, and police arrested a Spokane man on the North Side after residents saw him running from the scene …

• Police arrest suspect in Walgreens robbery

  June 15, 2009 in City Tips based on surveillance photos from a June 7 robbery at the South Hill Walgreens led to the arrest of a suspect Friday.

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  Police hope photos help solve robbery

  June 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 Surveillance photos were released Monday of a man suspected of robbing a South Hill Walgreens this weekend – the first successful OxyContin robbery from a pharmacy in several months. The …

• In brief: Handgun incident leads to arrest

  June 8, 2009 in City on Page A6 A northwest Spokane man was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at another man and four children late Saturday. Spokane police responded to a 10:15 p.m. call that a man …

• Detective’s math cracked robberies

  May 27, 2009 in City on Page A5 Before Spokane police knew his name, 23-year-old Edward A. Saner was pharmacy enemy No. 1. Starting last spring, a hooded man committed a string of robberies in which he passed …

• Police: Pharmacist changed would-be robber’s mind

  May 14, 2009 in News A would-be robber changed his mind at the behest of a pharmacist Wednesday night, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

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  Mother gives baby wrong drug after pharmacy’s labeling error

  May 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 Lindsay Lindberg had needed special help from the start. The infant was born in November with a heart defect that left her fatigued and unable to nurse. Her mother, Courtney … 5

• In brief: OxyContin robbery suspect turns self in

  February 11, 2009 in City on Page A5 A man suspected of robbing a pharmacy of OxyContin last month turned himself in early Tuesday morning. Richard T. Ludvik, 23, is accused of robbing the Walgreens at 29th Avenue …

• Three arrested in OxyContin heist

  January 20, 2009 An initially successful pharmacy robbery quickly unraveled early Tuesday as police arrested two men and a 15-year-old boy within two hours of the crime. 5

• OxyContin a growing scourge

  January 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 A Coeur d’Alene attorney reportedly recruited a client to help him feed his prescription pill addiction, paying for the man to travel to California monthly to fetch hundreds of OxyContin … 1

• Armed robbery reported at Walgreens

  January 15, 2009 in City A man robbed a Millwood pharmacy of OxyContin Wednesday after threatening a customer with a knife. An employee at Walgreens, 2702 N. Argonne Road, told police a man had held …

• In brief: Walgreens robbed on Argonne Road

  January 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 A man robbed a Millwood pharmacy of OxyContin on Wednesday evening after threatening a customer with a knife in the second armed robbery for the prescription pain medication this week. …

• OxyContin stolen from Walgreen’s

  January 12, 2009 in City A robber wearing fuzzy gloves escaped a Spokane Valley Walgreen’s pharmacy with OxyContin Sunday after threatening two clerks with a pistol.