Colorado Springs police have made an arrest in connection a series of drugstore and pharmacy robberies in which the same drug was requested by an armed bandit.
Since Oct. 13, there have been seven such robberies in Colorado Springs — all involving a white man.
In all cases, the suspect specifically demanded hydromorphone tablets and displayed a handgun or indicated that he was armed.
In some of the robberies, he tried to disguise himself by wearing a wig or using a scarf to hide his face.
After the latest robbery on Wednesday at a Safeway pharmacy on 6925 Mesa Ridge Parkway in Fountain, robbery detectives received information that allowed them to identify a possible suspect.
Just after noon today police arrested Nathan Kyle Gasser, 22 in the parking lot of the Windmill Apartments.
According to a news release from the Colorado Springs police department, evidence has been found linking Gasser to seven robberies.
In addition, Gasser is now a suspect in at least eight other pharmacy robberies including the Wednesday robbery in Fountain, and others in Arapahoe county, Littleton, and Parker.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 719-444-7000. Or to remain anonymous call Crime-stoppers at 719-634-STOP (7867) or simply text CSPD and the tip to 847411 (TIP411).
