RCMP arrested a woman after she “indicated she had a gun” during two robberies at pharmacies west of Edmonton.
A robbery was reported at the North Central Co-op Pharmacy in Stony Plain at about 11 a.m. on Sunday. The suspect fled the scene before RCMP officers arrived.
The female suspect passed a handwritten note to the pharmacist indicating that she had a gun and demanded OxyContin pills, police said. Although a gun was not displayed, the suspect appeared to have something in her pocket that looked like a gun, police said.
The suspect’s vehicle was found in a nearby shopping mall parking lot.
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About 20 minutes later, police were called to another robbery, this time at the local Rexall Drugs where RCMP say the female had also indicated she had a gun and demanded Oxycodone.
Police quickly located the female suspect as she exited the store and arrested her.
Julie Kathleen Brendel, 48, faces numerous changes including, robbery with a firearm, disguise with intent to commit an offence and uttering threats.
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Brendel will appear in Stony Plain Provincial Court on Dec. 1.
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