Staffers at a drug store in Stratford, Ont., tipped a customer off that she could be getting duped in a common scam after she tried to buy $1,000 worth of Visa gift cards.
Four youths—three 14-year-olds and one 16-year-old —are alleged to have been involved in carjacking vehicles, and then using those stolen vehicles to rob pharmacies.
A customer who went to pick up a prescription from a Milwaukie Rite Aid was greeted by a handwritten note that said the pharmacy was closed due to an overwhelming amount of backlogged prescriptions.