Police investigate Lenawee Co. pharmacy break-ins

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Published: 7/22/2012 - Updated: 6 minutes ago

BLADE STAFF

BLISSFIELD, Mich. Police are investigating an early morning break-inat the Schmidt and Son Pharmacy in the Lenawee County community ofBlissfield, the second pharmacy break-in that has occurred in thecounty in two days.

Officers responded to a burglar alarm at 4:20 a.m. today at 177 WestBrooke Lane. Officers found a glass window to the office area brokenout. A surveillance video shows two people entering the pharmacyoffice, then going into the pharmacy area behind the counter wherethey took several bottles of medication. The two suspects then leftthe building; the break-in took about one and a half minutes.

Blissfield village police and the Lenawee County sheriffs departmentare working on the case.

On Saturday, the Addison Pharmacy at 100 Main St. in Addison wasbroken into, and investigators believe these two break-ins arerelated, authorities said. There was no video in the Addison pharmacy. In the Blissfield break-in, an inventory is being done to determinewhat was stolen.

Of the suspects seen on the video inside the pharmacy, one of thesuspects was wearing a coat, jeans, and a stocking-type mask coveringthe face. The second suspect is Caucasian who was wearing a coat,jeans, and a baseball type hat with a bandana covering the face.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers ofLenawee at 517-266-6161 or 877-276-8477; or text tips to 27436 andstart your tip with Lenawee, or go online at Lenawees Most Wanted.

You can leave your tip anonymously. Crime Stoppers is an organizationmade up of police, media, and community members. Any tips that lead tothe arrest of the responsible person or persons will earn the tipstera cash reward.

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Police investigate Lenawee Co. pharmacy break-ins