Police are probing
a robbery at a pharmacy in Montclair.
Patrol was
dispatched around 3:16 a.m. Tuesday to Grove Pharmacy on
a report of an activated audible alarm.
Police say the
front door had been shattered. The cash trays had been removed from the
registers, and cash was observed on the floor beneath the registers. A cabinet
containing prescription drugs also appeared to have been tampered with. A large
quantity of pills was removed.
Surveillance video
shows a dark-colored vehicle travelling north on Grove Street pull up in
front of the pharmacy. Police say three subjects exited the vehicle. One used a
sledgehammer to make entry into the business. Once inside, the subjects
used a crowbar to make entry into the registers and drug cabinet. They are then
seen fleeing the store and enter the awaiting vehicle, which makes a U-Turn and
heads south on Grove Street.
It’s the second time this year the pharmacy has been broken into. The
first time was in March. Authorities say they have surveillance
video of the incident and are still searching for a suspect.
Anyone with
information can contact Detective Tyler Manley at 973-509-4722.