Woman Arrested for Armed Robbery at CVS Pharmacy in Surfside Beach

Surfside Beach Police arrested a woman after they say she robbed a CVS Pharmacy. Officers were sent to the CVS located at 601 Highway 17 North in Surfside on Monday at 12:13 p.m. in reference to a possible shoplifting. When officers arrived they were told a young-looking person wearing a hoodie and facemask went up to the pharmacy and tried to get a prescription filled. The young woman, identified as Sara Dreischer, handed the pharmacist a sheet of paper that said “bring out all the oxycodone this pharmacy owns or people are going to get hurt.”The pharmacist passed the note to another pharmacist who filled a brown bag with the oxycodone. According to police, the woman left the store and hid behind a bush to change clothes. One of the pharmacists followed her and grabbed the bag from the ground while she wasn’t paying attention. Dreischer was charged with strong-arm robbery and theft of a controlled substance and is being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.