Three arrested in Santa Rosa CVS pharmacy robbery also tied to Petaluma attempted robbery

Three teenage suspects tried to rob a Petaluma CVS pharmacy less than an hour before robbing one in Santa Rosa and being arrested following a pursuit Thursday night, police said.

The suspects, who are all from Sacramento, were identified as Robert Halloway, 18, and two boys ages 17 and 14. All three are suspected of robbery and kidnapping.

The attempted robbery in Petaluma was reported about 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 291 North McDowell Boulevard.

CVS employees reported two people in masks entered the pharmacy’s staff area, showed a handgun in one of their waistbands and demanded prescription pills from behind the counter, according to Petaluma police.

They fled in a white-colored sedan without any drugs and no employees were injured.

Petaluma police were notified by Santa Rosa police that they were investigating a CVS robbery involving similar circumstances on Mendocino Avenue at Steele Lane.

Just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, two people in masks and hooded sweatshirts jumped over the pharmacy counter, ordered staff into different locations and pulled drugs off shelves before fleeing in a white Honda Accord, according to Santa Rosa police.

No CVS employees were injured.

Officers followed the suspects onto southbound Highway 101 before Petaluma police stopped them near Kastania Road.

No gun was found, and police said they were investigating whether a weapon was used during the incidents.

Holloway was identified as the driver and he was booked into the Sonoma County jail, according to Santa Rosa police. The other two suspects were taken to juvenile hall.

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