Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Man in custody for drugstore heist

A Bellows Falls man was arraigned yesterday on charges he robbed a pharmacy at knifepoint Sunday morning. According to police, 26-year-old Joel Goldsmith walked into the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Rockingham Street, jumped over the counter with a knife and told the clerk to open the register. After being identified by a clerk, Goldsmith was taken to Springfield prison where he is held on $50,000 bail.