Alleged Walgreens burglars arraigned

Three people who allegedly burglarized a Vancouver Walgreens were arraigned Thursday in Clark County Superior Court.

Robert R. Cramer, 23, of Fairview, Ore., who faces the most charges, entered not-guilty pleas to two counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with the intent to deliver, two counts of first-degree malicious mischief, first- and second-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree theft.

Jeffrey A. Fuller, 38, a transient, and Rachel D. Proper, 42, of Clatskanie, Ore., pleaded not guilty to five counts, including two counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with the intent to deliver, first-degree malicious mischief, second-degree burglary and first-degree theft.

Their trials are scheduled to begin July 13.

All three were arrested May 10 after a report of a burglary at a Walgreens pharmacy at 8511 N.E. 162nd Ave., near the east end of Padden Parkway.

Police say the burglary is one of 16 committed at Walgreens pharmacies within the last year. Investigators are looking into whether the suspects can be connected to those incidents.

The trio is accused of stealing prescription medications and fleeing the scene before deputies arrived about 3:10 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court.

One of the alleged stolen packages had a GPS tracker in it, which led deputies to Northeast 99th Street. Deputies located a bag with a large amount of prescription drugs in it and a suspicious-looking vehicle nearby. They used the store’s video surveillance of the burglary to identify the suspects in the vehicle as Cramer, Fuller and Proper, court records said.

Walgreens estimated the total damage to the store exceeded $5,300. The value of the stolen prescription medications was about $15,978, according to the affidavit.