| March 17, 2008 |
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| Rutherford College Pharmacy
Robbed at Gunpoint |
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| Tracy Lynn Puckett, 34, of 2321
Goodman Lake Road, Morganton, was arrested and charged with robbery with a
dangerous weapon in the overnight robbery of the CVS Pharmacy in Rutherford
College. |
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| On Monday,
March 17, 2008, at approximately 8:22 pm, the Burke County Sheriff's Office
received a call from CVS Pharmacy located in Rutherford College in reference to
a reported armed robbery at their store. |
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| The employee at the
store reported that a white male wearing a black hooded sweat jacket, and a
grey colored "beanie" type toboggan, came into the store and took an envelope
from the greeting card section, and a black eye liner pencil and wrote a note
to the employee demanding hydrocodone. |
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| The employee said the
male showed a small black handgun that he took from his pocket. She reported
she then gave him the medication. The white male then left the store on
foot. |
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| The Burke County
Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division was notified and responded to
investigate. During the investigation, detectives learned the identity of the
suspect as Tracy Lynn Puckett of 2321 Goodman Lake Road, Morganton. |
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| While attempting to
locate the suspect, the Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from an unknown
person in reference to a suspicious white male walking in the area of the
Texaco Station at the Drexel intersection. |
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| When detectives arrived
at the scene of the Texaco Station, they found a Drexel Police officer
wrestling with a white male. Detectives assisted the officer and found the
white male to be Tracy Lynn Puckett. |
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| Puckett was arrested and
charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. Investigators believe Puckett may
be responsible for several more robberies in Hickory, Gastonia, and Lincolnton.
Investigators will be working with these agencies and more charges may be
forthcoming |
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| Puckett was placed under
a $75,000.00 secured bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for
Wednesday, March 19, 2008. |
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