Charges were reduced Tuesday against one of two suspects nabbed a day earlier in a stick-up at a Lisbon Street pharmacy.
Originally arrested for robbery, 35-year-old Stephen Peterson was charged instead with hindering apprehension.
Police believe the Warren man waited in the car while Asa Troy Thorn, 30, went into Rite-Aid and demanded OxyContin from a store clerk.
The two men drove away from the scene moments before police arrived at the scene, according to witnesses.
Investigators believe Peterson may have driven the getaway car at some point during their escape.
The pair was caught when a police officer pulled over the vehicle at Ferry and Apple roads minutes after the heist was reported.
Auburn:
Owner, neighbor douse small fire
A homeowner and her neighbor fought a small Hotel Road fire with an extinguisher Monday, helping to douse the fire before firefighters arrived.
No one was hurt and “minimal damage” resulted in the blaze at 253 Hotel Road, Fire Investigator Gary Simard said.
Reported to emergency workers at 1:27 p.m., the fire broke out in a second floor wall.
Homeowner Gerry Brushwein said plumbers had been working in the same spot earlier in the day, soldering a heating pipe.
A neighbor who saw the smoke called for help and came over with an extinguisher.
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