An armed man jumped the pharmacy counter at the Walgreens pharmacy on Mall Road Saturday night and forced the pharmacist on duty to fill a backpack with drugs.
The man is still at large. Florence police have released surveillance photos and this statement:
On 05/07/16 at approximately 11:30 P.M., the Florence Police Department responded to 8193 Mall Rd. for a robbery in progress.
According to the pharmacist at Walgreens, an unknown male was sitting in the waiting area of the pharmacy. When the pharmacist turned his back to fill a prescription the unknown male proceeded to jump over the counter and produced a handgun. The male then gave the pharmacist a note demanding a list of medications.
While held at gunpoint the pharmacist gathered the medications on the list and placed them in a backpack that the suspect had with him. The male then had the pharmacist lay on the ground and removed some cash and personal identification from the pharmacist’s wallet.
The male fled on foot from the store. The following is a description of the suspect: male black, thin build, blue sweatshirt, dark jeans wearing a ball cap. The suspect also had a mustache and carried a grey backpack/ black trim with a small checkered pattern on it.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Florence Police Department at (859) 647-5420.