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$1.3 million worth of stolen medication recovered


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William Thompson and James Owens
William Thompson and James Owens
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Updated: 2/01 10:18 pm Published: 2/01 10:15 pm
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Four suspects were arrested in connection to last Tuesday’s burglary of the Westside Pharmacy in Benton. Police estimate they recovered medication with a total street value of $1.3 million.

The two day investigation led detectives to search nine different properties in Benton, Malvern, Hot Springs, and Bismarck. Arrested are Dollie Bevaux, 24, William Thompson, 33, James Owens, 38, and Joseph Thrulow, 22.

Thompson, Owens, and Thrulow were all charged with 2 counts commercial burglary, theft of property, possession of a schedule II controlled substance with intent to deliver, use of another persons property to commit a crime, and 2 counts criminal mischief. Devaux was charged with possession of controlled substance without a prescription.

Anyone with more information about the burglary and the stolen medication is encouraged to call Benton Police at 501-778-1171 or 315-TIPS.

Assisting the Benton Police were the Benton Patrol Division, Benton Special Investigative Unit and Criminal Investigative Division, Arkansas State Police, Hot Springs Police Department, Group 6 Drug Task Force, DEA Tactical Diversion Unit, Garland County Sheriff's Office, and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.
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dennard16 - 2/3/2013 12:59 PM
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My guess is the Benton Police were busting some retail store for having what they call a gambling machine in their store. Their priorities are so screwed up. I have heard several Benton police are running drugs themselves. This store was probably their supplier.

sam crow - 2/3/2013 10:32 AM
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gold sticker for you sick of liars i used to lve six blocks from this store just last year it was broken into or robbed over 4 times an to top it off its four blocks from police station right under there noses sound funny every body knows most drugs run by benton police an saline sherriffs and its quite handy that the sixth udical drug task force is guess who benton police they got the wolfs guarding the hen house that drug store is there set up to resupply

Layla37 - 2/3/2013 8:46 AM
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VERY WELL SAID SICKofLIARS!!!!!!

SickofLiars - 2/3/2013 2:02 AM
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How does one quantitate "street value?" I guess the widely accepted method of assigning a numeric count just isn't sexy enough. I wonder how much the pharmacy paid for them, as in the "actual" cost to the pharmacy. Maybe $100? Or perhaps the retail cost, not including Rx insurance co-pays? Maybe $500??? Pretty sure insurance will not only pay out the loss but it VERY CONVENIENTLY covers up the ENORMOUS number of pills the above Ms. has been stealing over the last year. Even better, it clears the owner/pharmacists who had to know (or should have) of the HUGE discrepancy in inventory. Everyday the above Ms. worked, she walked out with 1-10 bottles of 100 count, 30 mg Oxycodon!!!! That is about $3,000 each bottle..... "street value." EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS STORY STINKS!!!! It seems clear that this was an incredibly convenient "out" for the person(s) responsible for the control and accounting of inventory. Why isn't the DEA investigating the owners/pharmacists who order these drugs?? I would bet that the number of bottles ordered by the pharmacy over the last year isn't even remotely close (not even in the same ballpark) to the number of legit/legal prescriptions filled since the last audit of inventory, which rather coincidentally, (OR NOT!!!) it was after a burglary. Really?? Care to wager a guess who'd just started working there?!? HINT: Good golly, this person is VERY round and most definitely NOT jolly...... Congrats to you, if you've out who is the common denominator is!!! You've exceeded the investigative skills of the DEA, DTF, and everyone else "working" the cases. That is, unless they aren't finished offering "deals for B.S. squeals." OINK!!!!

Dude III - 2/2/2013 9:35 PM
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1.3 million.....right.....cops all into self glorification.....

ArkansasYankee - 2/2/2013 4:05 PM
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Street value? Which is more expensive; pharmacy or street? Not familiar with street value except when it comes to green. All my pills are free from the VA. I use them as prescribed. My wife had an ex in-law that some guy gave her his pills from the VA to sell. We didn't associate much with her; hope her soul went to the right place for her sake. Loaned her 80 bucks to keep her electric on once; I might as well have shoved it up a wild boar's rear end and hollered Soieeeeee!

sam crow - 2/2/2013 4:55 AM
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my question is where was the benton police on patrol that night westside pharmacy is about four blocks from the benton police dept and this pharmacy is broke into three of four times a year and benton can try an claim most the credit but look into it an youll find ark, state police an little rock police found an took them into custody benton like to claim credit for other depts.

pat72209 - 2/2/2013 4:21 AM
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Good job officers.
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