Palo Alto Police have released surveillance photos of a man they say robbed a pharmacist at gunpoint Monday afternoon. No one was injured in the robbery and no arrests have been made.
The robbery happened at the Walgreens at 300 University Ave. just after 2:30 p.m. The suspect got away with oxycontin, a highly-addictive, opiate-based pain reliever.
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According to Palo Alto Police Officer Ron Harris, “The investigation revealed that the suspect went to the pharmacy department of the store and asked for help finding an over-the-counter medication. (The) victim, a pharmacist in her forties, stepped out of the pharmacy and took him to the proper aisle. Once there, the suspect opened a messenger bag he was wearing slung across his body so that the victim could see his hand on the grip of a gun inside the bag. The suspect never removed the gun from the bag. The suspect demanded oxycontin….The victim returned to the pharmacy and gave him a bottle of oxycontin. The suspect walked out of the store at a regular pace and was last seen walking southbound on the 500 block of Bryant Street.”
Take a good look at the photo of the suspect. There was a Seattle Seahawks logo on his cap. He’s described as about six feet tall to six feet two inches tall, between 160 and 180 pounds, and in his 20s.
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If you recognize the suspect, call the 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413.
Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984.
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