Masked Superhero Impersonator Robs Pharmacy
posted 4:18 pm Tue June 26, 2007 - Burke, Va.
Fairfax County Police hope to track down a superhero-impersonating robber with a taste for OxyContin.
Detectives say a man wearing a red Spider-Man mask entered the Giant Store at 9550 Burke Road on Monday afternoon and announced a robbery. The robber proceeded to the pharmacy, waited for one pharmacist to leave then sneaked behind the counter. He implied a weapon and ordered the second pharmacist to give him OxyContin. The masked man got away with an undisclosed amount of pills. No one was hurt.
The suspect was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfax County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
Detectives say a man wearing a red Spider-Man mask entered the Giant Store at 9550 Burke Road on Monday afternoon and announced a robbery. The robber proceeded to the pharmacy, waited for one pharmacist to leave then sneaked behind the counter. He implied a weapon and ordered the second pharmacist to give him OxyContin. The masked man got away with an undisclosed amount of pills. No one was hurt.
The suspect was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfax County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
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