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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Samurai sword bandit robs Denver-area pharmacy, police say

19-year-old Denver man wielding a sword ran off with painkillers, police say

GLENDALE, Colorado — A 19-year-old Denver man wielding a sword held up a pharmacy Tuesday night in Glendale, police say.

The robber jumped a counter at Walgreens, 360 S. Colorado Blvd., and threatened employees with a 30-inch long samurai sword, police said.

The robber ran off with a cache of the painkiller Oxycontin, but was chased down by police about a hundred yards away.

For more of this Denver Post story: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12730992


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