Police chase down suspect after pharmacy robbery
PORTLAND, Ore. – Police chased down a man who they said robbed a pharmacy in Northeast Portland Saturday afternoon.
Someone called 911 just after 4:30 p.m. to report that a friend sent her a text from Paulson’s Pharmacy that said the business was being robbed.
Police said 27-year-old Tyler Bart Ljubich left the business, located at 4246 NE Sandy Boulevard, after officers arrived in the area. When officers approached him and told him to stop, Ljubich took off running.
Ljubich ran into the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet at 4420 NE Hancock Street, where an officer cut him off with his police car. A customer tackled him and held him down.
Police used a Taser to control Ljubich as he struggled with officers. When medics arrived to remove the Taser probes, Ljubich tried to run away again while in handcuffs, police said. Officers put him in a patrol car.
Police found his gun, which they said was an Airsoft replica gun. They recovered the pharmacy’s stolen oxycontin and the money taken from several customers inside the business.
Ljubich faces five counts of robbery in the second degree and one count of escape in the third degree.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
It is ok for Big Pharma to push thier addictive drugs through Doctors and then cut them off so they have to steal them to keep from getting sick but Marijuana is bad. Go figure.
 How about we have this POS swallow all the Oxycontin he stole, if he survives he goes to jail, if he does not, well we saved alot of taxpayers money on court fee's, lets quit coddling these drug addict's and career criminals.
I will feel safer when grocery outlet opens out here in the wild wild southeast at SE 122nd and division
Oxycute him!
I love how citizens are helping LE to capture these runaways:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/82-year-old-tackles-suspect-says-hes-OK-190599151.html
AWESOME!!!!
"Ljubich ran into the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet at 4420 NE Hancock Street, where an officer cut him off with his police car. A customer tackled him and held him down."
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Don't mess with The Outlet...
Sounds like a missed opportunity for some stick time.
 @Siwash Maybe not so much, that doesn't look like acne on his face. Is occutard back in town?
This is how bad drug can do to a person. A few years back, I got a car accident, a doctor gave me 100 pain killer pills. After first use, I flushed the rest 99 pills down the toillet. Based on 9 year, 11 month and 1 week in prison experience, also based on 8 year serving in the army, I knew I can overcome the pain that accident and battle field wounds gave me, but if I addicted to the drug, my life would be done.Â
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Ljubich could be a good person once. Stay away from drug people, it does harm more than good.
@tptpttp I was also going to say instead of flushing them down the toilet,you should have sold them $15.00 a pill you would have been looking at $1,485.00
That's illegal to sell the drug. I had served 4 years in the RVN Ranger force and 3 years as police officer, I have followed orders and laws by letters. When the laws say it's wrong, I will chalenge it if I think it's right, otherwise, I do it without questioning.
@tptpttp I understand the illegal part of selling them.For now I have to be careful to not run out of them before the next refill date.Morphine and Oxy's are highly regulated.I've heard of doctors refusing to write perscriptions for them.I'm fortunate that my doctor is able to empathize with what I'm going through.Your experience sounds horrifying to me.Mentally,physically,emotionally.Its a piece of hell that I'm sure haunts you to this day.I absolutely am greatful for your service and sacrifice in order for me to live in a free country btw.
@tptpttp Iv'e been dealing with major back pain.Five herniated discs as well as degenerative bone disease.The nerve pain in my leg is unbearable so just to be able to walk,the only thing that helps is morphine and oxycodone.I got a spinal injection of cortisone that took the pain away.I decided to stop the drugs cold turkey and OMG the withdraws were horrific.Chills,sweats,diarreaha,muscle twitching,extreme depression,insomnia.Unfortunately,the cortisone shot is wearing off after only a month and I'm only allowed four a year.Consequently I'm back on what I call my * heroin* pills.My job entails running around on a concrete floor so I have no choice but to take them.I have a upcoming appointment with a surgeon,so I'm hoping for a fix.I really don't like the idea hooked on these pills for the rest of my life.I'm wondering how you were able to overcome the pain on your own?
 @noneofyourbizzness I was on Morphine and Oxy for 9 years until I weaned off just over a year ago. Medical Marijuana works wonders, orally it kills pain very well and if you try Rick Simpson Oil in capsul form you will never take opiates again, RSO got me through a recent Kidney Stone as well as my chronic back pain. If you have surgery do not let them use metal of any kind, just natural bone, you will be much happier.
 @noneofyourbizzness did you try weed? i know it's a drug also but the withdrawals are nil comparatively, if any. Probably shouldn't use it at work though.
My line of making living now requires me not to do drug at any form. I am debt free, but still have bills, foods..., I don't try it though.
@djshimon I was able to get my medical marijuana card.I mainly cook brownies,cookies ect.By itself it doesn't take away the pain but used in combination with the pills,the thc helps distract my thoughts about the pain and it helps me sleep.It also helped with the withdrawals.Without it,I think I would have ended up going to urgent care.
I am so sorrry to hear your story, I knew it's bad. When I was in the force, one of my soldiers (who was addicted to heroin) ran away from battle field (to have a fix) and got killed, we helplessly saw it. I was NOT able to overcome myself, I was FORCED, I spent years in POW camps, where I didn't even have aspirine, so I became used to the pain. When we have no choice, it's easier to handle the pain. I have got a permanent left knee disable, partly right knee and left thump disable, they have given me hell, specially when it's cold, but I am used to it.Â
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Again, I feel sorry for you. Deep in my heart, I have never blamed any one who addicted to drug, one small mistep can bring any one down (I also don't agree with robbing to fill the needs-that's another story).
He looks like he's missing a fair chunk of attic insulation.
I, in no way, condone what this man did. Â But does any one else find it ironic that pharmacies rob people every day of their lives. Â Big Pharma is one of the biggest thieves known to man.
He's been a bad boy before... http://westseattleblog.com/2009/10/west-seattle-crime-watch-the-case-of-the-set-free-suspect
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@Mikey --- cudos on your research. He is indeed a low life skumbag.
WTG, LEOs and the citizens who helped them..! Â Â :-)
He's a feisty one. Bubba will only climax all that more quickly.
 @Muttley And more intensely.
Is that a little raspberry jam on your forehead, sunshine? Or did the big man in the blue uniform give you a little smack-down? Good for him!
"The lessons we wish least to have to learn are always the hardest and most painful at the end."
--Anonymous
@Gravity Works! I call it impact counseling!
He sure looks contrite in the accompanying photo!
sounds like an episode of COPS
"A customer tackled the suspect and held him down."
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Nice work. People are getting pretty tired of criminals.
 @RalphCramden I think people are just as tired of an ineffective justice system and political climate that is going to great lengths to disarm people and reduce their ability to defend themselves against criminals and the government.
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I think we can narrow it down even further. We are tired of government.
 @RalphCramden  @JohnQ.Public Amen!
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Ha ha ha, another story where a citizen brought down the bad guy. Criminals take note, citizens are not afraid to get involved. If this was New York City, good luck with catching the suspect.
The person inside the pharmacy sends a text to a friend to say the place was being robbed and the friend calls 911? Whatever happened to calling 911 yourself?
 @jpk If someone has a weapon and is robbing the place, it's usually not smart to draw attention to yourself by making a phone call. Texting is silent.
 @AmiM  @jpk Yeah, depending upon circumstances, this is just a directly replacement for a silent alarm in a store.  Anyhow, well played!