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Coeur d'Alene Shopko pharmacist tackles armed robber

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by KREM.com

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 9:51 PM

Updated Wednesday, Nov 18 at 11:28 PM

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Coeur d'Alene -- Coeur d'Alene police and Kootenai County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a robbery at the Shopko on the 200 block of Ironwood Drive.  The call came in just after 9 p.m. Wednesday.  The robbery happened at the pharmacy.  One suspect did have a gun.  Police say the pharmacist tackled the gunman and held him down until police arrived.

While in the police car, police say the suspect suffered a seizure.  They called an ambulance and he was taken to a hospital.  Minutes later, another man was arrested in his parked car.  Police are not saying if he is connected to the robbery but they are questioning him.

The store was is in lockdown during the investigation.  Police are interviewing employees and customers.  There is no word on what the gunman wanted.  Nobody was hurt during the robbery.

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wouldibsu said on November 18, 2009 at 11:50 PM

Well, now I think I know why the robber needed paramedic attention. They say you shouldn't try stopping these guys, to give them what they demand and you stay safer. I guess this pharmacist assessed the situation, and in this case it worked out good. Great job. Hope they don't lose their job for doing it.

justintime said on November 19, 2009 at 7:19 AM

I think this is what it is going to take to stop these criminals from robbing pharmacies, had he not been tackled he would of been on to the next job.... Good job to the pharmacist, I hope there are no reprecussions for him.

beebur said on November 19, 2009 at 1:33 PM

The gunman was suffering from sever DT's, he needed to get himself to the ER or a rehab clinic. Instead he chose the last and worst resort.

piper75 said on November 24, 2009 at 4:21 PM

I say YAY to the pharmacist! For most of us in the healthcare field we are behind you! And BOOOOO to Shopko Home Office for firing him!!!!! The pharmacist didn't know he was armed until he tackled him, how that is not taken into consideration is beyond me! These people are consistantly getting away with robbing pharmacies because they know the pharmacists are told to give them what they want. Well guess what robbers you might want to think twice! By the way Shopko, why don't you have panic buttons in your pharmacies? Maybe you should look into that instead of what policy the pharmacist broke! Good Job Pharmacist!!!!!