Prescription Drugs Stolen from West Village Pharmacy

The West Village Pharmacy was broken into for the second time this month, according to the Dearborn Police Department.

On March 26, officers were dispatched to the pharmacy, located in the 2000 block of Monroe Street in Dearborn, around 4:57 a.m. in response to a breaking and entering complaint from the pharmacy owner.

Upon arrival, officers searched the property and discovered the rear entrance to the building was pried open near the lock. The pharmacy owner informed police that several bottles of prescription drugs were removed from the store, including:

• Four bottles of Vicodin ES (500 count tablets)
• Two bottles of Vicodin (500 count tablets)
• Five bottles of Soma (500 count tablets)
• Five bottles of Vicodin HP (100 count tablets)
• Five bottles of Norco 5 mg. (100 count tablets)
• Five bottles of Norco 7.5 mg. (100 count tablets)
• Five bottles of Norco 10 mg. (100 count tablets)
• Two bottles of Xanax (1,000 count tablets)
• 1 pint of Codeine syrup

According to the store's security tapes, three men wearing masks and gloves exited a Silver Nissan Sentra or Altima near the back of the store during the morning hours on March 26. The men entered the pharmacy, removed the merchandise, and exited the building with a large checkered laundry bag. No attempts were made to retrieve latent finger prints at the crime scene, police said.

No further information was available at the time of this posting.

Operating under the influence of drugs

A 23-year-old man was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs in Dearborn on March 23.

According to police reports, while on routine patrol, officers observed a black Dodge make an illegal stop at a red light near eastbound Michigan Avenue and Maple Road. Police said the vehicle was stopped 20 feet beyond the traffic line, impeding nearby traffic.

Officers made contact with the driver near Jonathon Road south of Michigan Avenue. Upon speaking with the man, officers noticed his glossy eyes and slurred speech. The driver admitted to officers that he had taken two Vicodin and Xanax earlier in the evening, police said.

He also had no valid driver's license in Michigan and a suspended license from the state of Arizona, police said.

Officers contacted the man's mother, who informed them that her son did not have permission to use her vehicle.

After failing a field sobriety test, the driver was arrested and transported to Oakwood Hospital for a blood draw. Officers issued the man a citation for impeding traffic, being an unlicensed motor vehicle operator, and driving under the influence of a controlled substance.