Columbia Heights CVS plagued by crime closing in February

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Original title: "CVS store shelves bare as thieves in DC plan robberies around delivery times, workers say" Updated, January 24, 2020.

CVS store shelves bare as thieves in DC plan robberies around delivery times, workers say

By Sierra Fox | Published October 4, 2023 9:20AM | Updated 12:27PM | News | FOX 5 DC |

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WASHINGTON - The shelves are mostly bare at a CVS store in D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood and people who live in the area are concerned. ... "It makes me not want to shop there to be honest. I just go in there and get my prescription and then when I need other things, I go elsewhere because there’s nothing there to get," said Ilana Miller, CVS Customer.

According to staff who work there, 45 or more kids are regularly going in to steal chips and drinks before school, after school, and late at night.

CVS employees have been alerted that thieves are aware of when new shipments come in and that's when they target the store. They also say that street venders are allegedly paying people to steal so they can re-sell it and make a profit.

FOX 5 walked down 14th Street passing by street venders and noticed were selling items like toothbrushes, men and women body wash, car fresheners, and laundry and cleaning supplies – which are some of the same items no longer available inside the CVS. However, there is no direct evidence that those goods came from the store.



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CVS store shelves bare after thieves repeatedly target robberies around delivery times, workers say

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