BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF
MICHAEL A. HELMIG
P.O. BOX 198
BURLINGTON, KY. 41005-0198
Phone: 859-334-2175
FAX: 859-334-2234
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tom Scheben, Spokesman
Public Information Services
859.334.3543
tscheben@boonecountyky.org
March 23, 2009
On Monday, March 23, 2009 at approximately 12:45 p.m. the Walgreens pharmacy located at 1747 Patrick Drive in Burlington, Kentucky was robbed by a woman who threatened the use of a bomb.
The perpetrator is described as a white woman, mid 20’s to early 30’s, approximately 5’2”, 175–200 pounds, dark brown curly hair pulled back in a pony tail, large sunglasses wearing a dark blue zip up sweat shirt. She walked up to the pharmacy counter, placed a briefcase down, and produced a note demanding narcotics. She left the briefcase on the counter as she fled (reportedly in a white van) prompting the evacuation of adjacent businesses and the closing the nearby roads. The Cincinnati Fire Department’s Hazardous Device’s Unit responded and declared the suspect package harmless at approximately 3:00 p.m.
Anyone with information as to the identity of the perpetrator is urged to call the Boone County Sheriff’s Department at (859) 334–2175 or Crime Stoppers at (513) 352–3040.
Surveillance photos of the perpetrator:
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