Dallas, TX
Dallas pharmacy provides free life-saving medications to thousands in need
NORTH TEXAS – Prescription drugs can be expensive, and most pharmacies don’t care if you’re rich or poor; the medicine costs the same whether you can afford it or not.
The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy in Dallas looks like any other pharmacy on the outside – filling bottles, scanning prescriptions, packing up medicine and shipping it out to patients.
“Last year we helped over 4,000 patients,” said pharmacy manager Carlos Irula.
And if you look a little closer, you’ll see things are a little different here.
“Too good to be true, or something like that, but in this case it really is true,” said Irula.
That’s because the pharmacists here, like Irula, are filling and shipping life-saving medications all for free.
“This service is 100% free to patients,” he said.
Patients like Ana Orenalla don’t pay a dime for medication.
“My husband is diabetic. I think we would have spent a lot. At least $300 a month. It’s just a lot of money,” she said.
Orenalla cleans houses. Her husband is unable to work because of his health but used to do landscaping and construction.
They qualify for the free prescription drugs at the pharmacy because they have no health insurance and have an income 300% below the poverty line. According to the pharmacy, one out of six Texans fall in this category.
“We wouldn’t be able to pay for his medicine, and he would have to go back to a medication that really didn’t help him,” said Orenalla.
That’s a choice this pharmacy is helping thousands of patients avoid. Since 2018, they’ve delivered $100 million in free medications to patients like Orenalla and her husband.
“The situations that most of our patients come through, they get the doors closed a lot. Many times, we’re the safety net, we’re the last line of defense when it comes to, you either have your medication or you end up in the hospital,” said Irula.
The pharmacy relies mostly on donations to deliver the service. Find out how to donate by clicking here.
DALLAS – Dallas police need a name for a dangerous robber who pulled a gun on a 7-Eleven clerk and walked out with the cash register drawer.
He was caught on camera. But it’s been six months, and he’s still at large.
7-Eleven Robberies
What we know:
The robbery in question happened on Jan. 13 around 10:30 p.m. at the store at 302 North Marsalis Avenue.
A Black male who is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 170 to 180 pounds walked in and waited until no other customers were inside.
“After it’s empty, he displays a handgun and points it at the cashier,” said Det. Eduardo Lopez Villa. “I don’t know what he said. He just demanded the cash from the cash register.”
Det. Villa said the suspect took the whole cash register drawer before fleeing eastbound on foot on 8th Street.
What you can do:
The detective believes anyone who knows the suspect will be able to recognize him.
“Yes, most definitely based on the video and the screenshot. If you know him, you’ll recognize him,” he said.
Tipsters can call or text Det. Villa at 469-755-8445.
“I need his information so I can talk to him about this incident,” he said.
FOX 4’s Trackdown
You can watch Shaun Rabb’s Trackdown series every Wednesday on FOX 4. Episodes are also posted weekly online, on YouTube and on FOX Local.
FOX 4 viewers have now helped to make 220 arrests.
The Source: The information in this story comes from Dallas Police Det. Eduardo Lopez Villa.
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