More people are abusing prescription drugs, and are going to dangerous lengths to obtain them. That's according to Altoona officials in the wake of an armed robbery investigation in the city. Police say a man armed with a handgun entered the store and demanded that the clerk hand over a narcotic called Oxycontin. The suspect got away with two bottles of the prescription drug. Officials say Oxycontin is a pain-killer that drug abuser are using to produce a high similar to heroin.
Officials also say many abusers try to forge prescriptions to obtain the drug.
A U.S. Post Office employee in Centre County has been suspended for allegedly stealing money that was mailed to pay parking tickets. Officials are not yet identifying the post office where the alleged thefts took place. However, Postal Inspector Debra White in Philadelphia did confirm for 10-News that a male employee at a Centre County facility was suspended late last month. She says the accused worker admitted to stealing parking ticket money in the mail for about a year. An investigation continues.