Cops
Collar Drugstore Desperado
LUSBY --- Calvert investigators from
the joint State Police and Calvert Sheriff's joint criminal
investigation team cracked the case of the drugstore bandit
and on the day before Thanksgiving collared the alleged
bandit.
The suspect in the armed robbery at the
Friendly Pharmacy in Lusby on October 30 and the Giant
Pharmacy in Lusby on November 17 has been arrested. After
receiving a tip from anonymous citizens to the Calvert
County Crime Solvers tip line, investigators with the
Calvert Investigative Team were led to Travis Allan Phifer,
28 of Lusby.
Phifer was arrested at his home on November
26 and charged with 2 counts of armed robbery, two counts of
theft, two counts of second degree assault and two counts of
false imprisonment for the October 30th robbery.
He was also charged with one count of robbery
in the November 17th case. Investigators are
appreciative of the actions of the citizens who called in
their information to Crime Solvers. It is an excellent
example of the police and the public working together to
keep our communities safe.
Dangerous Drugstore Druggie Demands Pills
Drug
crazed robber grabs prescription drugs from one pharmacy,
tries to rob another
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On November 17,
2008 at approximately 1:58 pm Calvert County
Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Giant Store
located on Rousby Hall Road, Lusby, Calvert County,
Maryland for an attempted armed robbery at the
pharmacy. Upon arrival deputies learned an unknown
white male approached the pharmacist and demanded a
popular pain medication. The suspect inferred the
he possessed a handgun. He was denied the medication
and fled the store. The suspect is described as
5’06”-5’08”, thin built, white male; he was wearing,
a light gray hooded sweatshirt with “Hershey’s”
across the chest and dark pants. The subject was
seen leaving in a silver Nissan Maxima with tinted
windows. The suspect had dirty blond facial hair.
No one was injured during the attempted robbery.
This investigation is being handled by Sgt. T.
Fridman with the Calvert Investigative Team.
On 10/30/2008 at
approximately 1050 hours a similar incident occurred
at The Friendly Pharmacy, located on Town Square
Drive, Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland. A subject
matching the aforementioned suspect’s description
entered the pharmacy displaying a 6-8” kitchen knife
and demanded a popular pain medication. The suspect
left with an unknown amount of the demanded
medication. A red Chevy S-10 Extreme was seen
leaving the scene. No one was injured during this
robbery.
Anyone with
information relating to these crimes please contact
The Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack –
(410) 535-1400, The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
– (410) 535-2800
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