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Cops: East Patchogue man arrested in pharmacy robbery
Photo credit: SCPD | Suffolk police say Henry Prego, 26, of East Patchogue, entered Tompkins Pharmacy in Hauppauge with a shotgun and stole an undisclosed amount of narcotics. (Dec. 27, 2009)
Suffolk County police have arrested an East Patchogue man who they said entered a Hauppauge pharmacy with a shotgun and stole an undisclosed amount of narcotics.
According to police, Henry Prego, 26, of Bertha Street, demanded OxyContin and Roxicodone after entering Tompkins Pharmacy at 920 Wheeler Rd. just after 5 p.m.
Police said a witness gave them a partial license plate number,...
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