An early morning burglary last week at Heritage II Pharmacy in Hennessey mirrors a similar incident at a Kingfisher pharmacy last month.

Owners of the Hennessey pharmacy reported to the Hennessey Police Department that $19,330 in narcotics and $1,285.79 in cash were stolen Monday, March 7, after burglars gained entrance by cutting a hole in the building.

Acting Police Chief Aaron Pitts said the pharmacy owner wanted to make building repairs and increase security before the break-in was made public.

Two possible suspects were seen on Main Street business security cameras, according to information released to the Times & Free Press Monday.

A suspect was caught on a camera standing behind the R&D Maintenance building, then running north behind Community State Bank at 3:57 a.m. March 7. That suspect was caught again on camera running south at 5:04 a.m., said Pitts.

Pitts said that was the suspect who entered the building wearing a black face mask, white hat, and black hoodie with red writing on the front, and what appeared to be a multi-colored picture on the back.

He also wore light-colored pants, or sweat pants, tan gloves, and white, black and red shoes.

A second possible suspect was seen on camera on the west side of Main Street going south at about 3:25 a.m. in dark clothing and carrying an unidentified object in his left hand. That footage also showed a red vehicle driving in that area “multiple times,” according to the police report.

A two-page list of drugs stolen includes morphine, oxycontin, hydrocodone, amphetamines and other mood-altering drugs.

The break-in was discovered by an employee at 8:15 a.m. after he saw empty money bags on the floor and that drugs were missing, then called police.

Anyone with information about the break-in should call the Hennessey Police Department at 405-853-4444.

A similar burglary happened last month at the Heritage Pharmacy in Kingfisher. (The two stores are owned and operated by different business entities.)

As with the Kingfisher incident, the security alarm was on, but the burglar was able to evade the system’s detectors so the alarm was not activated.

Pitts said he is talking to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs about the crime.