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Walgreens To Close 1,200 Stores
Walgreens plans to close about 1,200 stores over three years amid a decline in prescription drug payments and a rise in online competition. About 500 closures will come in 2025, the company announced in a statement released Tuesday morning, Oct. 15. Specific sites for store closures were not announced. Walgreens said its operating loss in fiscal 2024 was $14.1 billion, an increase of 104.5 percent compared to the year-ago period. Retail sales decreased 3.5 percent compared with the year-ago quarter, "reflecting a challenging retail environment and continued channel shift," Walgreens s…
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Walgreens Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing In Silver Spring
Montgomery County police have released security footage in an effort to identify a Walgreens robbery suspect. Investigators say that around 8 p.m., Monday, April 3, police were called to the Walgreens in the 13800 block of Georgia Street to investigate a robbery. Three suspects reportedly walked into the store and stole a large amount of merchandise before leaving the scene. The first suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his twenties or thirties with black short hair and was wearing a black Jordan hat, black mask, a plaid long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and black and white Nike tennis…
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Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies
A 26-year-old Washington, DC man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for the armed robberies of two pharmacies. Carlos Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after robbing two pharmacies with his brother. Zackery admitted to robbing two pharmacies, including the Walgreens on the 6900 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda, and the Giant Foods pharmacy on the 3800 block of International Drive in Silver Spring. “These defendants terrorized pharmacy employees and custome…
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Punk'd Or Scared? Walgreens Thief Bails Out Of 'Joke' Robbery
Police are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly pranked a store by attempting a robbery at a Crofton Walgreens, authorities say. The suspect entered the store in the 2633 block of Brandermill Boulevard around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 while wearing a ski mask, according to Anne Arundel County police. Store employees say that the suspect walked around with his hands in his pockets and announced a robbery. The employee complied and opened the register, at which point the suspect said he was "joking" and left the store. The suspect is described as a black man standing around 5…
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Maryland Walgreens Thief Escapes Store After Lunging For Loose Change
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who snatched money from a Walgreens cashier in Odenton, authorities say. Images of the suspect were released in an effort to help identify him after he robbed the Walgreens in the 8300 block of Piney Orchard Parkway around 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers say that the man reportedly went to purchase an item and when the cash register opened he jumped the counter and forcibly pushed the cashier out of the way to steal money. The suspect then ran out of the store on foot. He is described as …
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Three Suspects Apprehended After Armed Robberies In Calvert, St. Mary's Counties: Officials
A group of suspects implicated in robberies in both St. Mary's and Calvert counties are facing charges after being tracked down and apprehended by sheriff's deputies in the region. The long day for law enforcement began on Thursday, July 14 in St. Mary's County, when the sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division responded to an armed robbery call at the Giant grocery store on First Colony Way in California. Deputies from the sheriff’s office canvassed the immediate area and determined that the suspect was in a white SUV that was seen driving recklessly north on Three North Road in St. Mary…
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Peanut Butter Snack Sold At Walgreens Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
A peanut butter snack product sold in Walgreens stores is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. F&S Produce Co. is recalling a limited quantity of its Protein Power Snack because it contains a cup of 0.75oz JIF peanut butter which could be contaminated with Salmonella, the company announced on Tuesday, June 7. The recalled products were distributed in Walgreens stores in New York and New Jersey, according to the announcement. The product is currently past its expiration date, and the last lot of recalled products have a Best By date of 05/28/22, whi…
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Serial Robbers Nabbed In Another Theft Case: MoCo Police
Two men have been arrested for robbing a pharmacy in Silver Spring, according to police. On Jan. 4, at around 8:15 p.m. Montgomery County Police identified a vehicle in the Leisure World Plaza parking lot known to be connected to multiple pharmacy armed robberies. The Giant Foods pharmacy at that location had previously been robbed by suspects driving the same vehicle on Nov. 4, 2021, police say. Officers at the scene arrested the suspects outside of the Giant Food after they robbed the pharmacy a second time, and they were taken into custody. Prescription medications and a black handgun …
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