Duane Reade is set to close another store here on the Upper East Side, shrinking the pharmacy chain’s footprint in the neighborhood once again. While company officials avoid questions about whether the closure is related to rampant thefts at the st
I don’t live in Manhattan but every time I’m in Walgreens, somebody comes in and walks out with bags of merchandise. I even saw someone take a shopping cart out with 5 cartons of beer! I told the manager who didn’t do anything and then I called 911. An officer came and wanted to see the video tape. The manager couldn’t be bothered showing the officer how to work the machine. Another manager told me they aren’t allowed to racial profile anybody. It’s not profiling, it’s fact – everybody who has ever robbed my store has been a black male.
I don’t live in Manhattan but every time I’m in Walgreens, somebody comes in and walks out with bags of merchandise. I even saw someone take a shopping cart out with 5 cartons of beer! I told the manager who didn’t do anything and then I called 911. An officer came and wanted to see the video tape. The manager couldn’t be bothered showing the officer how to work the machine. Another manager told me they aren’t allowed to racial profile anybody. It’s not profiling, it’s fact – everybody who has ever robbed my store has been a black male.