Crime & Safety

Another Hicksville Drug Store Hit By Cinder-Block Bandit

Intruder breaks door, steals drugs and flees; second heist in a week.

For the second time in a week, someone used a cinder block to break through the glass door of a Hicksville pharmacy and stole a stash of pharmaceuticals.

The latest heist took place Thursday at Smith Pharmacy, located at 53 N. Broadway, just before 6 a.m., Nassau Police said.

On Monday, at 4 a.m., a similar break-in was reported at Harry's Pharmacy in Hicksville.

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No suspects have been identified in the thefts.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this burglary or Monday's crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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