Pharmacy

Hagerstown Community College's pharmacy technician program recently received extended accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists  Commission on Credentialing for two additional years. HCC is one of only two accredited technician training programs in the state of Maryland and the only accredited program in the Tri-State region. The commission is responsible for the accreditation of pharmacy residencies and pharmacy technician training programs. This includes formulating and recommending changes in standards, assessing programs' adherence to compliance of the standards and recommending accreditation status of programs.

A man suspected of a robbery at the Spring Mills Walmart pharmacy Tuesday afternoon was later arrested, West Virginia State Police said Tuesday night. Jesse Lee Gibson, 27, of Hedgesville, W.Va., was charged with robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle, State Police Sgt. M.A. Cole said. The vehicle was stolen in Pennsylvania, Cole said. Police were told the suspect went into the pharmacy and demanded Xanax, Cole said. He did not display a firearm, but threatened to use one, Cole said.

Hagerstown police are investigating an armed robbery Sunday night at the CVS pharmacy at 10 E. Wilson Blvd. The robbery was reported at 8:19 p.m., according to a police news release. A store employee told police that a man carrying a handgun walked into the store and demanded cash, the release said. After taking an undisclosed amount of money, the man left the store and fled in an unknown direction, police said. The man was wearing a gray sweat shirt with a bandana on his face, according to the release.

The Hagerstown Police Department has released security camera photos of a man they believe robbed an East Wilson Boulevard pharmacy at gunpoint Sunday night. Police describe the man as 5-foot-9, approximately 25 to 35 years old, black with a medium complexion and medium to heavy build, according to an emailed news release. The robber had a handgun when he entered the CVS store at about 8:19 p.m., went directly to the register and demanded money, police said. The store clerk complied and the robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

HAGERSTOWN -- The cases against a Smithsburg man charged with demanding drugs from pharmacies in Maryland and Pennsylvania while claiming to have a bomb have been transferred from Washington County District Court to Washington County Circuit Court. Stephen Edward Munson, 29, of 13760 Franks Run Road, appeared Wednesday in District Court for a scheduled preliminary hearing, but the hearing was not held. Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Michael said later that the cases were consolidated and moved to circuit court.

ST. THOMAS, Pa. - The Modnur Inc. Pharmacy, 4495 Lincoln Way West, was held up Monday by a masked gunman who stole prescription medicines and fled in a vehicle driven by a woman, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The robbery took place about 12:15 p.m. when the man entered the drug store, approached the pharmacy area, pulled out a semiautomatic handgun and demanded the prescription medications, said Cpl. Bernard Stanalonis. Medications were handed over to the man, who left the store without stealing any cash or robbing any customers, he said.

Store, pharmacy on planning board agenda A pharmacy and a convenience store are among several planning and zoning issues to be considered by Hagerstown officials. The Hagerstown Planning Commission will consider the following items during a 7 p.m. meeting at City Hall on March 25: A site plan for Rite Aid pharmacy to build a 10,690-square-foot store on North Cannon Avenue behind McDonald's. The pharmacy would have a drive-through window and 46 parking spaces. Jody Cook, a spokeswoman for Rite Aid, said it was premature to discuss details of the planned pharmacy.

Rite Aid pharmacy planned downtown Rite Aid plans to build a pharmacy on North Cannon Avenue between East Franklin and East Washington streets, according to Hagerstown planning officials. The store would be on the east side of Cannon Avenue at the site where Twigg Cycles Inc. and two residential duplexes are now, said Deborah Everhart, the city's economic development coordinator. "We don't have any definite information at this time," said Rite Aid spokeswoman Jody Cook.

A warrant has been issued charging a Maryland man with the February robbery of Walgreens pharmacy in Martinsburg, according to a Martinsburg Police Department news release. Robert O. Bottenfield, 24, of Gaithersburg, Md., is being held at the Montgomery County (Md.) Detention Center in Rockville, Md., where he has been charged with armed robbery, according to Martinsburg police and court records. Maryland authorities told police in Martinsburg that Bottenfield confessed to multiple pharmacy robberies, including the one at Walgreens at 101 Forbes Drive, police said.

Clear Spring Zoning Board approves relocation of pharmacy CLEAR SPRING - Town zoning board members have cleared the way for the town's pharmacy to relocate from the outskirts of town to a more convenient location. The granting of a special exception was announced Monday evening, one week after a public hearing in which only positive testimony was heard from townspeople. Jerry and Gail Aleshire, who have operated Clear Spring Pharmacy at 12621 National Pike for five years, will now be able to move the business to 21 S. Mill St., renovating a former residence into the pharmacy, office space and a second-floor apartment.

Hagerstown Community College's pharmacy technician program recently received extended accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists  Commission on Credentialing for two additional years. HCC is one of only two accredited technician training programs in the state of Maryland and the only accredited program in the Tri-State region. The commission is responsible for the accreditation of pharmacy residencies and pharmacy technician training programs. This includes formulating and recommending changes in standards, assessing programs' adherence to compliance of the standards and recommending accreditation status of programs.

“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” - Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do learn what to live and what we the parents teach them. 'If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight, if a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.

A grand opening was held Friday for a Walgreens store on Dual Highway, the second Walgreens pharmacy to open in the area within two weeks. “We're just glad to finally be here, Walgreens in Washington County,” Store Manager and Community Leader Dennis Bower said during the ceremony. “We're here to help people get, stay and live well on a daily basis.” These are the first two Walgreens stores in Washington County, with other nearby locations in Martinsburg, W.Va., Chambersburg, Pa., and Frederick, Md. The first Walgreens opened at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Halfway Boulevard on March 29. Bower, who worked as a store manager at a Walgreens in Middletown, Del., said after the ceremony that the area has been very “welcoming” to the two new stores.

A Fairplay man who stole a neighbor's van, unsuccessfully tried to rob a pharmacy and then was caught by the son of the van's owner was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Washington Circuit Court to attempted robbery. Bradley Steven Lapp, 43, formerly of 8617 Sharpsburg Pike, also pleaded guilty to fourth-degree burglary. In exchange for the plea, charges including theft, motor vehicle theft and assault were dismissed. On the morning of Oct. 13, 2012, Lapp entered the unlocked apartment of a neighbor and removed the keys to the van, Assistant State's Attorney Michele Hansen said, reading from the statement of facts in the case.

A man pointed what appeared to be a handgun in the direction of employees at Shepherdstown Pharmacy when he robbed the business Thursday morning at 7670 Martinsburg Pike, police said. The employees were upset, but not injured in the robbery, which was reported at 10:21 a.m., Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Victor Lupis said.  Police were told the white male suspect concealed his identity with a black ski mask and also was wearing glasses, Lupis said. The robber was wearing a yellow sweat shirt and blue sweat pants when he entered the business and demanded prescription drugs while brandishing the firearm, according to Lupis.

The man suspected in the Spring Mills, W.Va., Walmart pharmacy robbery Tuesday was due to appear in Washington County Circuit Court today for an unrelated burglary case, according to court records. Jesse Lee Gibson, 27, of 1483 Oak Grove Road in Hedgesville, W.Va., was arraigned Wednesday by Berkeley County Magistrate Harry L. Snow on felony counts of robbery and bringing a stolen vehicle into the state and misdemeanor counts of driving while license revoked for driving under the influence, DUI and possession of a controlled substance, according to court documents.

A man suspected of a robbery at the Spring Mills Walmart pharmacy Tuesday afternoon was later arrested, West Virginia State Police said Tuesday night. Jesse Lee Gibson, 27, of Hedgesville, W.Va., was charged with robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle, State Police Sgt. M.A. Cole said. The vehicle was stolen in Pennsylvania, Cole said. Police were told the suspect went into the pharmacy and demanded Xanax, Cole said. He did not display a firearm, but threatened to use one, Cole said.

A man entered a pair of Hagerstown pharmacies Monday afternoon in search of illegally obtaining the prescription drug Xanax, but was only successful in robbing one store, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. The robber, who was still at-large Monday night, is described as a white male in his late 20s or 30s, approximately 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 with an average build and scruffy facial hair, Sgt. Jim Hurd said in a news release. Witness accounts and surveillance footage confirmed that the same man committed both attempted robberies, Hurd said.

Edith Leona (Brinton) Seal, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at NMS Healthcare. Born Nov. 5, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Abram S. and Bertha Blaine (Springer) Brinton. Edith was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. She worked as a pharmacy technician assistant at People's Drug Store and CVS for 53 years. She is survived by a daughter, Dixie L. Sirbaugh and her husband, Junior, of Boonsboro; a son, Ronnie Lacey and his wife, Dianna, of Hagerstown; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.