09/08/10 Police searching for Byram robbery suspect

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a robber who attempted to steal numerous bottles of prescription drugs Saturday by threatening pharmacy employees in Byram with a large knife.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m., Saturday when a man entered Greenview Pharmacy at 13 N. Water St. and jumped the counter to get to a safe.

The robber began threatening employees while holding the knife until the safe was opened and the suspect filled a large plastic bag with OxyContin and other narcotics containers, according to police. However, police said before the man left, a male in his 20s struck the suspect in the face several times.

"There was a struggle in which numerous display shelves were knocked down," said Lt. Kraig Gray, spokesman for the Police Department. "The suspect possibly sustained facial injuries during the struggle with the witness." Police said the robber ran through the Henry Street municipal lot and continued south toward Mill Street.

No one in the store was injured during the altercation, police said. Scott Wong, manager of the Greenview Pharmacy, declined to comment further.

Police described the robber as a white male male in his late 20s to early 30s, six-feet tall and 170 pounds, black hair, tan skin and wearing an orange short-sleeve T-shirt and cargo pants. The man also had on a short brim tan hat and sunglasses, but those items fell off in the store during the struggle and were recovered by police.

Police do not believe the robber got away with any items from the pharmacy, items that had a street value worth several thousand dollars.

Gray said it is not uncommon for thieves to steal prescription drugs because of their ability to turn a quick profit....

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