Pharmacy

$11.7 million worth of prescription pills seized from alleged aggregator (credit: Handout via Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

$335 Million In Medicaid Fraud Recovered By NY Attorney General In 2012

The New York State Attorney General’s office reported Wednesday that recovered more than $335 million generated by Medicaid abuse last year.

2013/01/23

Prosecutors: Yonkers Pharmacy Worker Accused Of Illegally Selling Prescription Painkillers

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Ji Yun Lee “functioned as a ‘go-to’ prescription pill dispenser for those who were willing to pay his inflated prices.”

2013/01/17

Police are still looking for this unapprehended suspect (credit: NYPD)

Second Suspect In East Harlem Pharmacy Robbery Caught In Rhode Island

On April 12, two armed men walked into RX Center Pharmacy on First Avenue and 119th Street around 11 a.m. and demanded Oxycontin, Percocet and cash, police said.

2012/04/24

Police respond to the scene of a shooting of East Harlem pharmacy robbery and shooting on Apr. 12, 2012. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Sen. Schumer Calls For Tougher Pharmacy Robbery Penalties

Schumer called for passage of the Safe Doses Act at the Harlem drug store on Saturday.

2012/04/14

Second East Harlem Pharmacy Armed Robbery Suspect Still At Large

Cops are still searching for a suspect who they said was able to escape during a wild shootout after he and another suspect tried to rob a pharmacy in East Harlem.

2012/04/13

Image of the suspects taken from surveillance video (credit: NYPD)

NYPD: Cross Dresser, Second Suspect Sought For Bronx Attempted Robbery

Police say two men, one dressed as a woman, tried to rob a pharmacy on Saint Pauls Place just before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

2012/03/09

Medford pharmacy massacre victim Jamie Taccetta’s former husband James Malone (R) and attorney John Ray announce a lawsuit against the Suffolk County Police Department and others on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Family Of Medford Pharmacy Massacre Victim Filing Lawsuit

The family of one of the victims killed in the Medford pharmacy massacre says they are filing a lawsuit against a number of defendants, including the Suffolk County Police Department and the owner of the pharmacy where the killings took place.

2012/02/09

A memorial at Haven Drugs in Medford (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Pharmacists On Long Island Increasingly Trying To Pack Heat

Pharmacists across Long Island are racing to protect themselves. This action has been deemed necessary amid desperate and deadly robberies tied to painkiller abuse.

2012/01/17

Police: Man Attacked Worker During Pharmacy Robbery

A Queens man was arrested Friday on robbery charges after he allegedly went behind a counter and attacked a CVS Pharmacy worker in Hewlett, Nassau County police said.

2012/01/08

Generic Handgun File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Police: L.I. Pharmacy Robber Shot Dead

Authorities said a man entered the pharmacy and announced a robbery, then exited with cash and drugs.

2011/12/31

Arraignment Set For Man Who Allegedly Tried To Steal Drugs From L.I. Pharmacy

Suffolk County police say 25-year-old Nicholas Lobianco handed a Rite Aid employee a note demanding prescription drugs. They say Lobianco then ran away before the employee could comply.

2011/11/16

A makeshift memorial at Haven Drugs - Medford, NY - Jun 22, 2011 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Fundraiser Being Held In Memory Of Murdered Long Island Pharmacist

Friends and family are using the memory of a Long Island pharmacist murdered in June to raise money for students at his alma mater.

2011/08/22

CVS - Sayville, NY - Aug 16, 2011 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Suffolk County’s Top Cop Denies Pharmacy Robbery Epidemic

There have been four pharmacy robberies recently in Suffolk County, inlcuding the horrific crime where four people were killed in Medford.

2011/08/17

Gov. Cuomo Signs Bill To Let Pharmacists Give Flu Shots

New York used to be among a handful of states that only allowed physicians and nurses to administer vaccines, but it began allowing pharmacists to give the shots, too, in 2008.

2011/08/06