crime
‘Rock bottom’ for jailed former pharmacist
A former pharmacist began to use methamphetamines and lost her registration – and has now been jailed over her participation in a home invasion News Corp media reports that a …
World news wrapup: 27 April 2023
Free scripts improved access during cyclone, say New Zealanders; two North American pharmacists charged over their partners’ deaths; paperwork leading to burnout in Ireland Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay and Tararua, …
Hammer used in pharmacy attack
Pharmacy impacted by street violence; hammer attack on SA store; man sentenced over serial theft Adelaide, SA: South Australia police have released images of a man suspected to have taken …
Pharmacy ‘trail of carnage’ in early-hours ram-raid
A ram-raid at a Rockhampton pharmacy is believed to be linked to a crime spree which saw a bottle shop raided and a woman’s car stolen at knifepoint Detective Acting …
Pharmacist attacked with Jack Daniels amid crime crackdown
A pharmacist had to go to hospital with minor head injuries after a teenage thief threw cans of alcohol at her Channel Seven has reported on the Woodcroft, South Australia …
World news wrapup: 13 April 2023
Pharmacist allegedly caught with meth, cannabis and 700 oxycontin tablets; GP surgery hikes pharmacy’s rent, sparking closure dispute; NZ interns address failure rate Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: A pharmacist, who was arrested …
Botched robbery had ‘potential to cause real psychological harm’
A man who remained silent during an unsuccessful pharmacy robbery will be eligible for parole in September A Bundaberg man who has lived with a drug addiction most of his …
No jail for syringe robber
A woman was “hearing voices and seeing things” when she and an accomplice stole cash registers and drugs from a pharmacy, badly impacting the workers and owner Mainstream media have …
World news wrapup: 29 March 2023
Pharmacists plead guilty to drugging colleague, causing crash; US pharmacist detained over shooting fears; Ontario expands pharmacy prescribing again Ankara, Turkiye: A pharmacist is suing two former colleagues, alleging that …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2023
Pharmacy siege in Germany; female Iranian pharmacists told to veil while men show solidarity; Mexican tainted pharmacy drugs scandal deepens Karlsruhe, Germany: A person has been arrested following a siege …
Guild, PPA back union push for violence protections
One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is “escalating” – and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch’s submission …
Man throws trolley at Chemist Warehouse
An intoxicated man hurled a shopping trolley at a Chemist Warehouse as part of a series of offences Kim Venancio Taylor went on a rampage in Bundaberg in October 2022, …