CONYERS, Ga. — Investigators are looking for a man they say has broken into a Rockdale County drugstore at least twice and taken prescription drugs.
The thief struck at the Beasley Drug Company in Conyers twice in just a matter of days. %
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"Just pilfered the shelves," owner Ora Bailey told Channel 2’s Carl Willis. "You can't believe it ... Again? Right now?"
Bailey said her drugstore, with its old-time soda fountain, has been in business since 1934. But now she's dealing with a problem that police say reflects current trends.
"It is a trend. It is something that we are very concerned about in this particular area," said Det. Buck Vaughn, with the Conyers Police Department.
Bailey's surveillance cameras caught a man raiding the shelves for drugs Thursday night. Sunday, police believe, the same man came back for more.
"The first time upset me, but we can roll with this," Bailey said. “The second time completely rattled me."
In both instances, the suspect opened a gray laundry basket and shopped for drugs, including Xanax and Valium.
"(It’s) probably thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs that leave people vulnerable and unprotected,” Bailey told Willis. “It makes me miserable to think that they got those from me."
Now, Bailey said, she's installing better sensors in her store. A door company will install a grate to secure the drugs and for now her husband plans to camp out in the store just in case.
"It's imperative to make sure we take measures too. At least we know that we're secure and know people can't bring these dangerous drugs onto the streets. At least not from us," Bailey said.
Anyone with information on the break-ins or the suspect is asked to call the Conyers Police Department.
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