Pharmacy student, employee stole Rx from drug store, say police

PORTSMOUTH A local pharmacy student used his position as a drug store employee to steal prescription drugs, police allege.

Now facing two criminal charges, one of them a felony, is James Henschke, 23, of 851 Ocean Blvd., Rye. The felony alleges Henschke was in possession of a bottle of Alprzolam (Xanax) without a prescription and he's also charged with a misdemeanor alleging he stole the pills from a Lafayette Road drug store.

According to an affidavit by detective Robert Munson, Henschke was working at the drug store when a coworker saw him steal a bottle containing 100 2mg tablets of the prescription drug. When confronted, Henschke put a confession in writing and also admitted to stealing the Suboxone and Clonazepam during a two-year period, the detective's affidavit states.

The pharmacy estimated the value of the stolen drugs at $670.96, according to police.

In his report to the Portsmouth court, Munson said he gave Henschke a ride to a Portsmouth home where he was staying at the time of the alleged Jan. 14 theft and Henschke led him to a duffle bag containing a stolen bottle of Alprzolam with half the pills missing.

Henschke admitted he'd taken four of the pills, Munson alleges in his report.

Following his arrest on the two charges, Henschke was released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail. On a pre-release form, he reported he's a student at the Mass. College of Pharmacy.

Henschke is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on the charges in the Portsmouth Circuit Court and is being represented by attorney Patrick Mulvey.

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Pharmacy student, employee stole Rx from drug store, say police