Three people made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court after allegedly burglarizing a Vancouver Walgreens early Sunday morning. Investigators say the burglary is one of 16 committed at Walgreens pharmacies within the last year, and are investigating whether the suspects could also be connected to those incidents.
Robert R. Cramer, 23, of Fairview, Ore., and Jeffrey A. Fuller, 38, a transient, face allegations of second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, first-degree malicious mischief and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. A third person, Rachel D. Proper, 42, of Clatskanie, Ore., appeared on suspicion of second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, first-degree malicious mischief and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Judge Suzan Clark found probable cause for most of the allegations against the trio. However, she did not find probable cause for the malicious mischief allegation against Proper.
She appointed an attorney for each.
All three people were arrested Sunday after they allegedly broke into a Walgreens pharmacy at 8511 N.E. 162nd Ave., near the east end of Padden Parkway.
Store security reported two males were inside and had stolen prescription medications. The suspects ran out an emergency exit before deputies arrived about 3:10 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court.
The suspects allegedly stole a prescription with a GPS tracker in it. Deputies followed the signal to Northeast 99th Street, where Deputy Brian Ellithorpe said he observed a vehicle slamming on its brakes. Sgt. Pete Muller then located a bag with a large amount of prescriptions in it, including oxycodone, near the area where the vehicle had braked. Deputies stopped the vehicle and questioned three people inside, identified as Proper, Fuller and Cramer, court records said.
Deputies used the store’s video surveillance of the alleged burglary to identify a yellow crowbar in plain view inside the vehicle. They also identified the occupants’ clothing and items from the exterior of the vehicle as being a match to the people in the surveillance footage, according to court documents.
Walgreens estimated the total damage to the store exceeded $5,300. Additionally, the value of the prescription medications that were stolen is about $15,978, according to the affidavit.
Fuller told deputies he was not going to admit to committing the burglary but said he was picked up by Proper and Cramer that evening in the area of the Walgreens, court records state.
During first appearances, the prosecution said all three people have criminal histories that span several states. Cramer and Proper apparently have arrest warrants from Michigan. Cramer is also reportedly in drug court.
Cramer and Proper are being held at the jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. Clark set Fuller’s bail at $75,000.
All three are scheduled to be arraigned May 22.
