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Police Probe Flesherton Pharmacy Robbery

Police are looking for a suspect after a pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint in the Municipality of Grey Highlands.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Friday around 4:45pm, a man armed with a gun entered Flesherton Pharmacy located on Durham St. in Flesherton. The man reportedly passed a note to the pharmacist demanding narcotics.

An unknown quantity of narcotics was stolen and the suspect fled the scene in a white, 3500 GMC pick-up truck with dual wheels. The vehicle was last seen heading north on Hwy. 10 out of Flesherton.

The pharmacist and two female employees, who were present at the time of the robbery, were not injured.

The suspect is described as a white male, around 5’10” tall, 175 lbs, with blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red and navy jacket, a grey/black colour baseball cap, and a camouflage colour balaclava.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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