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HB NEWS SHOPPERS INSTALLING TIME-DELAYED SAFES IN ITS PHARMACIES HALTON'S PHARMACIES ARE FAIRLY REGULAR TARGETS FOR CRIMINALS SEEKING CASH AND NARCOTICS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Shoppers Drug Mart has announced it is install- ing time-delayed narcotic safes in all its Ontario pharmacie: The qhessure will im- pact all Ontario Shoppe! Drug Mart jocations as well as Loblaw pharmacies in grocery stores like Lo- blaws, Real Canadian Su- perstore and No Frills. “Time-delayed safes are ree, mandated in other the Otic thefts," said Lo- blaw senior vice president Dean Henrico in a Wed iy, Nov. 23 press release, “this i is another step are taking to help protect our employees, our custom- ers and our communities." Time-delayed safes re- juire the person trying to open it to wait for a set peri- d of time before the lock can be opened. The theory is that this will deter criminals who are trying to make a quick escape. Halton's pharmacies are fairly regular targets for criminals seeking cash and narct st ‘fast week, Nov. 18, a ployee eine sent to hospi, ay pharmacy employee in Oakville received minor in- juries during a robbery on Nov. 11, and a handgun was ville pharmacy on Se} Halton police say rob- beriesi in general are on the the region, with 83 robberies reported during the first six months of 2022 compared to 68 robberies during all of 2021. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM Get cozy in your new home at Livita Queens Avenue PNET ce! CALLS Retirement Residence @® Full kil © crensie' living availability NZ Livita @© um LIVITA QUEENS AVENUE: 1056 Queens Avenue, Oakville, Ontario L6H 6R3_ www.LivingLivita.com Bm CRIME POLICE INVESTIGATING SMASH- AND-GRAB BUSINESS BREAK-INS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Halton police are looking for one suspect fol- lowing a break-in to CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice on Ww c. 15. At around 3:50 am., someone approached the 230 North Service Rd., W., store and smashed a win- dow to get inside, police said. The intruder reportedly stole around $150 from the cash register before fleeing the area. A short time earlier at 3:30 a.m., a break-in oc- curred at nearby Maple Leaf Chutney, 203 North Service Rd., W. Police said the suspect smashed the business’ front door to get inside. Atthis time, itis unclear whether anything was tak- en. It is also unclear if the same suspect is responsi- blefor both break-ins, how- detailed suspect de- scription is available. Anyone with informa- tion about either of these incidents is asked to con- tact Halton police at 905- 825-4747 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.haltoncrimestopper- ca. OLDER MAN PUSHED TO THE GROUND DURING ROBBERY: POLICE Halton police say an old- er man was pushed to ground during the robbery of an Oakville pharmacy on Monday, Dec. 19. At around 3:20 p.m., two men entered Halton Phar- macy at 1060 Speers Rd., and went pehind the count- where they stole narcot- ies from an ve safe, po- lice said. during this incident. i stole amount of cash before flee- ing the are They were seen leaving © the Parking lot in a white 8 acs weapons were seen or indicated. It is unclear at this time whether anyone was in- jured during this robbery. lice said pharmacy employees had just opened the narcotics safe to get needed medications when the robbery took place. The suspects are de- scribed as men in their 20s with slim builds. Anyone with informa- tion about this incident is asked to contact Halton po- lice at 905-825-4747 or rime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-TIPS (8477) or halton- crimestoppers.ca AIRE HEATING & COOLING UPGRADE TO A HIGH EFFICIENCY SYSTEM ‘ ECEIVE SEG! [f= C PA, = ei 0 Year Factory Warranty Rs, ~ @e UPGRADE TO A HIGH-EFFICIENCY FURNACE \ UY) ( y 10 Year Faotory Warranty “Call for Details —— FURNACE FURNACE ‘ } t DIAGNOSTIC Py TUNE-UP ‘D ‘ } SPECIAL SPECIAL A H ‘. “Call for Detalls ist AIRE & nag Wwww.aireonewest.ca A BBB. woo"uoy]EYyepIsUt