MANDEVILLE, La. — A would-be robber fell backward and fled after demanding drugs from a Mandeville pharmacy on Tuesday morning, police said.The attempted robbery happened at the Walgreens at 2880 Highway 190 about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Police said the man handed the on-duty pharmacist a note, which was described by the pharmacist as “rambling” and including Roman numerals, stating he wanted all of the unopened containers of narcotics.The pharmacist also noticed that the robber wasn’t armed and wasn’t joking, police said.During the attempted robbery, police said, the pharmacist leaned over the counter and attempted to grab the back of the suspects head and pull him towards the counter. However, the suspect fell backward and fled the store with the note in his hand.Police said the same individual attempted a similar robbery at a Walgreens in Hammond on March 7, and fled with some narcotics during a robbery at a Walgreens in Ponchatoula about 9:45 p.m. on Monday, March 19.The robber was described by Mandeville police as a white man with a pale, freckled complexion, about 20 to 24 years old, 140 to 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, black shoes and a black baseball cap.Anyone with information is asked to call the Mandeville Police Department at 985-626-9711 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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