Do you recognize the men who robbed a Tacoma pharmacy with a screwdriver?
Tacoma police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men who stole prescription drugs from a pharmacy and threatened a pharmacist with a screwdriver.
The holdup occurred about 10:35 a.m. Oct. 16 at the Hospice Pharmacy in the 5400 block of Pacific Avenue South.
Two men were inside the business for a while before approaching the pharmacy counter and forcing their way through an employee door, police said.
One robber threatened the pharmacist with a screwdriver while the other grabbed multiple bottles of pain medication.
Both men fled on foot.
No one was injured.
The suspects were both described as light-skinned black men, about 5-feet-10 and 175 to 185 pounds. Both carried backpacks and wore surgical style masks.
Anyone with information on their identities is asked to call the Tacoma-Pierce County Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
