Edmonton police charge man in pharmacy robbery spree

File photo of Edmonton police cruiser. (Credit: CityNews/Rod Maldaner)

By Cole Fortner

Posted February 13, 2023 3:23 pm.

Edmonton police have charged a man in connection to six pharmacy robberies.

EPS say between Jan. 3 and Feb. 21, 2022, officers responded to six pharmacies — listed below — after a man allegedly threatened pharmacy staff with a knife and demanded prescription opioids and cash.

  • Edgemont Pharmacy on Lessard Road;
  • Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on Millbourne Road;
  • Pharmasave Pharmacy on 75 Street;
  • Pharmasave on Winterburn Road;
  • Pharmasave on 149 Street;
  • Compassion Pharmacy on Chapelle Way.

Following a year-long investigation, officers were able to identify the man responsible for the thefts.

On Feb. 8, EPS charged a 30-year-old man from Enoch with 18 theft-related charges.

There’s no word on injuries related to the pharmacy robberies, or how much the man managed to acquire.

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