Crime & Safety

Woman Claims She Has Bomb, Robs Pharmacy on Silvernail Road

Woman with a duct-taped box was seeking oxycodone pills, according to Waukesha Police Department's call log.

The Waukesha Police Department is investigating an armed robbery after a woman claimed a box covered in duct tape contained a bomb at Pick N’ Save, 2160 Silvernail Road, at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday.

The woman was seeking oxycodone pills, according to a note she gave the pharmacy, the Waukesha Police Department’s call log states.

The call log does not state if she obtained the pills.

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The woman is described as being in white, with dark hair, in her 20s and wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and dark pants at the time of the robbery. She fled the area on foot but was last seen in a blueish gray Honda Odessy, the call log states.


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