DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – It’s a continued effort to crack down on crime brought on by widespread opioid abuse in the state of Wisconsin.
Attorney General Brad Schimel, along with the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, announced Tuesday a new training tool to help pharmacies and their employees better deter robberies from happening.
Schimel says there’s a problem in Wisconsin.
“We are also one of the leading states on pharmacy robberies. In 2015 we were #3 in the nation, not per capita but raw numbers. We had more than California, Texas, Florida, and New York,” said Schimel.
The Pharmacy Robbery Prevention and Response training was created to deter those kind of robberies.
Through a secured website, pharmacy personnel will be able to access a series of recommendations to make pharmacy premises resistant to robberies.
Schimel explains some of the suggestions within the training.
“They might do things, for instance, like a time-delayed safe holding the drugs. If there’s a sign out front that tells a would-be pharmacy robber that there’s a time-delayed safe, they’re not going to rob that pharmacy.”
Other best practices include model opening and closing practices, camera and monitoring placement, and phone etiquette.
“And we’re hoping that they’re going to work together, that pharmacies will work with their local law enforcement to do security assessments to make sure that their stores are safe,” Schimel said.
Pharmacists have access to the training immediately and although the training is not required, it’s encouraged to protect the safety of pharmacy employees, customers, and the public.
Get more information on other ways the DOJ is cracking down on opioid abuse in the state by going to www.doseofrealitywi.gov/
