Friday, December 9, 2011 4:15 PM [RELEASE AT WILL]:

Hydromorphone Pharmacy Bandit Arrested

Since October 13, 2011, there have been seven Colorado Springs drugstore and/or grocery store pharmacy robberies involving a white male subject. In all cases, the suspect specifically demanded hydromorphone tablets and displayed a handgun or indicated by his actions that he was armed. In some instances he tried to disguise himself by wearing a wig or using a scarf to hide his face.

After the December 7th robbery of a Safeway pharmacy located at 6925 Mesa Ridge Pkway in Fountain, CSPD Robbery Unit detectives were provided information that led to the identification of a possible suspect. On December 9, at approximately 12:25 PM, NATHAN KYLE GASSER, DOB 10-24-89, was contacted in the parking lot of the Windmill Apartments and taken into custody. Evidence has been located linking Gasser to the robberies. This arrest clears the following cases:

Date

Day

Time

Business Victim

Address

10-13-11

THU

1851 hrs

Safeway

1425 S Murray Bl

10-27-11

THU

2025 hrs

Walgreens

1920 S Chelton Rd

11-2-11

WED

2316 hrs

Walgreens

1855 Southgate Rd

11-22-11

TUE

2141 hrs

Walgreens

303 S Circle Dr

11-25-11

FRI

1844 hrs

Safeway

2890 N Powers Bl

12-2-11

FRI

1615 hrs

Safeway

6520 S Academy Bl

12-3-11

SAT

2110 hrs

Walgreens

1855 Southgate R

In addition to the Colorado Springs cases, Gasser is a probable suspect in at least eight other pharmacy robberies. These cases include the December 7th Safeway pharmacy in Fountain Colorado and seven cases involving locations in Arapahoe County, Littleton, and Parker.

If you have information about this incident please call police at 719-444-7000. If you would like to remain anonymous you can call Crime-stoppers at 719-634-STOP (7867) or you can simply text CSPD and your tip to 847411 (TIP411).

NOTE TO MEDIA: Please do not call members of the CSPD Violent Crimes Unit reference this investigation. All updates will ONLY come from the Public Affairs Unit when available.

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