Updated: Prescription Drugs Stolen During Walgreens Robbery

A man displayed a handgun but no one was injured during the robbery Sunday night, according to the Waukesha Police Department.

An unknown man displayed a handgun and robbed Walgreens, 221 E. Sunset Drive, of 20 oxycontin pills at 4:09 p.m. Sunday, according to the Waukesha Police Department’s call log. The robbery occurred while about two dozen people were in the store but no one was injured. The man asked for all of the oxycontin in the store, according to the Waukesha Police Department’s call log. Witnesses described the suspect as being a white male about 5-feet 8-inches to 5-feet 9-inches tall with weeks worth of beard growth.

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Council Kills Annexation Request for New Walgreens, Aldi

Alderman Roger Patton tried to send the issue back to the Waukesha Plan Commission for reconsideration, but the rest of the Common Council decided to deny the request.

The Waukesha Common Council denied a 4-acre annexation request from the MRED-Cummings Development Corporation and eight Town of Waukesha residents, effectively killing plans for a new Walgreens and Aldi at Sunset Drive and West St. Paul Avenue. Alderman Roger Patton cast the only vote against the denial. Patton had unsuccessfully attempted to send the issue back to the Plan Commission. The developers were seeking annexation into the city after the Town of Waukesha denied the proposal. City officials also recommended against the proposal, citing concerns about damaging a stable residential neighborhood, the number of grocery stores and pharmacies nearby, available commercial property in close proximity to the site and declining property …

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Man Accused of Robbing Walgreens for Oxycontin

David Hanley, 34, held on $20,000 bail after he tried to overdose on the pills, according to a criminal complaint.

A 34-year-old West Allis man is facing charges after he allegedly robbed a Waukesha Walgreens for pills, then tried to overdose inside a laundry room of an apartment building. David V. Hanley was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of armed robbery and one count of possession of narcotic drugs. If convicted, he faces up to 43 ½ years in prison and $110,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 11:34 p.m. June 24, Hanley went to Walgreens located at 221 E. Sunset Drive and approached a pharmacist. He then told the pharmacist to give him oxycontin pills. The pharmacist first didn’t comply with the command, but Hanley then said “I’m going to count down from 10, if you don’t give them to me, I’m going …

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Ty Mickens

5:06 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012

I applaud your post, too often many people would rather put an individual down rather than sympathize . Unless you're wealthy already misfortune can occur anytime and alter one's financial future. In this case drugs are the culprit, but does that make this individual less deserving of our concern? Unfortunately for us our nation is becoming more and more populated with citizens who are cold and …   more ›

Annexation Request for Walgreens, Aldi Properties Denied

Proposal still has to go before the Waukesha Common Council but city staff has concerns about disrupting a stable residential neighborhood.

After city staff and neighbors opposed a request to annex five residential properties into the City of Waukesha to make way for Walgreens and Aldi at southwest corner of Sunset Drive and Genesee Road, the proposal was shot down by the commission Wednesday night. The annexation proposal, which would move five properties from the Town of Waukesha to the City of Waukesha, still needs to go before the Common Council. City staff is recommending against the annexation. Walgreens, and more recently Aldi, has been in a battle for years in its efforts to raze the residential units and develop the site. After receiving denials from the Town of Waukesha, the developers are attempting to annex the property because they prefer the location. Mayor Jeff …

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Patch Deal of the Day

Top 10 Drugstore Deals with Printable Coupon Links; Freebies Galore

Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.

There's some spiffy savings happening in the drugstore world this week so I thought I'd kill two....errr....budget birds with one column. ;) Let's start over at Walgreens.... Walgreens makes saving is pretty easy with their Register Rewards program. Each week there are oodles of deals which produce Register Rewards, or RR for short. They will print with your receipt at the checkout and can be used on future purchases like cash.  There are a couple caveats though. You can not use an RR to purchase an item from the same brand as what the RR originally developed from. When you use the RR just make sure you do not use it to buy other items from said company.  Also, if you're using manufacturer 'pons make sure you do not have more items in your…

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Waukesha Waitress Charged With Selling Pills

Sunset Family Restaurant waitress sold hydrocodone pills to police informants on three separate occasions in 2010, according to criminal complaint.

A 30-year-old woman is facing charges alleging she sold hydrocodone pills to a police informant on three separate occasions while she was working as a waitress at Sunset Family Restaurant. Melissa M. Dollar was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court recently with three counts of delivery of a schedule I, II or III narcotic. If convicted, she faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Oct. 21, 2010, Dollar agreed to sell a police informant Vicodin pills and met the informant behind the restaurant while she was working. Dollar gave the informant 20 pills at a cost of $80. Police set up another buy from Dollar the next day using an informant, who picked her up from the restaurant after she …

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Top 10 Walgreens Deals, Freebies Galore

Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.

Walgreens makes saving is pretty easy with their Register Rewards program. Each week there are oodles of deals which produce Register Rewards, or RR for short. They will print with your receipt at the checkout and can be used on future purchases like cash.  There are a couple caveats though. You can not use an RR to purchase an item from the same brand as what the RR originally developed from. When you use the RR just make sure you do not use it to buy other items from said company.  Also, if you're using manufacturer 'pons make sure you do not have more items in your transaction than you do manufacturer coupons. It's just one of those little trip-ups Walgreens is famous for. You can use an item that is on sale with a store 'pon. Those don…

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Muskego Woman Charged For Role in Waukesha Pill Sales

Suspect and her Denny's coworker sell a police informant morphine pills on three separate occasions.

A Muskego woman and her Denny’s coworker are facing multiple felony drug charges after they were caught in a police sting selling morphine pills to a police informant. Joanna R. Lesak, 28, and Brandon J. Lehr, 18, of Waukesha, are facing a combined 10 drug charges for selling the pills to a police informant on three different occasions in Waukesha. If convicted, Lesak faces up to 49 years in prison and Lehr faces up to 52 years in prison. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 24, Lehr agreed to sell the informant morphine pills in the parking lot of a business in the 2600 block of North Grandview Boulevard. When the informant arrived, Lehr told him they needed to go to a nearby Denny’s to get the pills. When they arrived, Lehr tried…

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Complaint: Man Jumps Counter, Steals Drugs at Waukesha Pharmacy

Suspect turns himself in to police just two hours after stealing Suboxone from Walgreens.

A 31-year-old Hartland man is facing charges after he stole Suboxone pills from a Waukesha pharmacy and then turned himself in to police two hours later, according to a criminal complaint. Douglas S. Porinsky was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of possession of an illegally obtained prescription drug and one count of theft. If convicted, he faces up to 15 months in prison and $10,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sunday, Porinsky went to Walgreens, 230 Madison St., and sat down in a chair in the pharmacy area of the store. When an employee asked if he could help him with something, Porinsky said he was waiting for a prescription to be filled. Porinsky then got up and began to pace until…

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