A lone robber attempted to hold up a pharmacy at a Safeway supermarket on Bernal Avenue without success Thursday but police believe the same man succeeded in stealing drugs a few minutes later from the pharmacy inside the Walmart store on Rosewood Drive.
Pleasanton police reported that a male suspect attempted to rob the pharmacist at the Safeway store at 1:25 p.m. He showed a demand note indicating he had a gun and demanded narcotic medications. The pharmacist, however, was able to convince the suspect that she could not open the locked cabinet where the medications are kept.
The suspect fled on foot.
Then at 2:05 p.m., a male suspect matching the description of the Safeway suspect was successful in robbing the Walmart pharmacy. Again, he presented a note indicating he had a handgun, although no weapon was seen. The suspect took some medications and fled the store on foot.
The suspect is described as a white male, 18- 25 years old, 5'6" to 5'8" tall, slender to medium build with slight facial hair, a thin mustache and possibly an unshaven goatee. The suspect had a bandage across his nose which was described as being similar to a Band-Aid.
He was wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head, gray sweatpants and black shoes with white soles.
The suspect spent some time in the store prior to the robbery so it is likely other shoppers saw the suspect. If anyone did, they are asked to call the Pleasanton Police Department at (925) 931-5100.
Comments
Fairlands Elementary School
on Nov 21, 2014 at 11:20 am
on Nov 21, 2014 at 11:20 am
While I was watching TV on Tuesday I saw the 4:1 vote to approve a 7-11 in my neighborhood. If these robbers are interested in robbing a Safeway and a Walmart, they will LOVE the new 7-11 store coming in around the corner from me, with easy access to the 580 Freeway.
What are these elected people thinking?!!! It is not about their voters, now that the election is over, they must be thinking about the owner that donated to their campaigns.
Wrong sense of values - in my opinion.
Pleasanton Meadows
on Nov 21, 2014 at 1:27 pm
on Nov 21, 2014 at 1:27 pm
I wonder about all gas station and other businesses that are right next to the 580 where Santa Rita crosses the freeway - are they robbed more frequently than businesses that are in the "interior" not close to the freeway?
Gold Chopsticks restaurant has been robbed a few times
Del Prado
on Nov 21, 2014 at 2:31 pm
on Nov 21, 2014 at 2:31 pm
This particular perp seemed interested in prescription drugs rather than money. I don't think gas stations or 7-11 stores are in the pharmacy business yet, but who knows.
Pleasanton Meadows
on Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm
on Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Very true.
On a side note, my wife is from the Philippines and over there they have a large security guard industry. All banks and nearly all stores have one or more security guards who stand by the doors and keep the peace in case of unruly customers or robbers or teens acting up. They are not policemen but at least it's better than nothing. And store owners have someone to turn to in the event of trouble. In my experience there have been several times a drunk or an unruly person has caused a disturbance in a public place and there is no one there to handle it.
The schools there also have security guards to stop people from entering the campus who don't belong there.
Some may feel this sounds like a "police state" but I find it very comforting to know that someone is there looking out for the public safety