Cops Bust Rooftop Pharmacy Burglar

July 9, 2011

It looked like something out of movie script in Santa Rosa County early Friday morning when an Escambia County man tried to break into a Pace pharmacy.

Deputies said 27-year old  Joshua Samuel Stephen definitely had a plan — he was dressed in all black, including a mask, a collapsible extension ladder, two canvas bags full of tools and climbing ropes and rings. But Stephen, a former employee of the Pace CVS, missed one little detail — there is an alarm on the roof hatch.

He told deputies that he used the ladder to climb first onto the drive-thru roof and then to the building’s roof. But when he removed the hatch on the roof that leads back into the building, the alarm sounded.

“Stephen told deputies that he tried to find a way to get off of the roof quickly but “the cops arrived too fast” so he found a place to hide,” according to Sgt. Scott Haines, spokesperson for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

He told deputies that he chose the particular store because he is a former employee and knew where to find cash and electronics.

Stephen was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail with bond set at $25,250. He was charged with burglary, wearing a mask during the commission of a crime, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools and trespassing.

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Pictured above and below: Burglary suspect Joshua Samuel Stephen on the roof of a Pace pharmacy. Pictured inset: Stephen was busted after setting off the alarm on this roof hatch.  Courtesy photos by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

8 Responses to “Cops Bust Rooftop Pharmacy Burglar”

  1. Lance on July 11th, 2011 2:04 pm

    This guy is a real ninja !

  2. Lance on July 11th, 2011 11:48 am

    He must be bored ?

  3. David Huie Green on July 9th, 2011 9:46 pm

    REGARDING:
    “Anybody who believes he was after “cash and electronics”, I have some beachfront property in Walnut Hill to sell them”

    What else could he have wanted at a pharmacy, also known as “drug store”?

    Oh wait, never mind

    David being facetious

  4. art on July 9th, 2011 1:53 pm

    the face says it all!

  5. Dan on July 9th, 2011 1:04 pm

    “Ninja Numbskull” !!!

  6. whitepunknotondope on July 9th, 2011 8:54 am

    Anybody who believes he was after “cash and electronics”, I have some beachfront property in Walnut Hill to sell them.

  7. Duke of Wawbeek on July 9th, 2011 7:01 am

    Guan Di is his name!

  8. Jack on July 9th, 2011 12:33 am

    Looks like a north escambia turkey hunter with that full ninja attire.

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