Man Charged In Four Walgreens Robberies
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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - A man suspected of robbing four Walgreens drug stores in Broward is in custody.
Over the weekend, Keith Fitzgerald Knowles, Jr. turned himself in to Broward Sheriff's detectives.
Knowles reportedly struck first when he hit a Walgreens in the city of Plantation on June 11th, according to the sheriff's office.
On June 21st, he struck again, this time at a Walgreens at 3099 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes. Security video captured Knowles pick up an item and then walk up to the cashier as if to pay. Once the employee opened the cashier register drawer, Knowles pushed the cashier aside, reached over the counter and quickly grabbed handfuls of cash out of the till, according to the sherff's office.
Investigators said Knowles used the same tried-and-true method when he robbed another Walgreens at 3100 N. Andrews Avenue the following day.
On June 25, Knowles reportedly targeted the Walgreens at 3914 W. Commercial Blvd. in Tamarac.
Knowles is now facing four counts of robbery, one count of petit theft and a charge for battery on a person over 65.
