Man Wanted For Robbery Of Koreatown Pharmacy
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Police are asking for the public's help to identifying a robbery suspect who robbed a Koreatown pharmacy.
Surveillance photos were taken on Aug. 24 of a white male who robbed the pharmacy in the 3700 block of Wilshire Boulevard around 9:25 p.m. The suspect gave a note to the clerk, demanding Oxycontin, and simulated that he had a weapon under his shirt, Los Angeles police said.
The clerk gave the drugs to the suspect who then fled on foot.
The suspect is described as a blond man with blue eyes, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 170 pounds and approximately 25 years old, police said.
At the time of the robbery, officials say he was wearing a brown beanie, gray hooded shirt, brown jacket, black jeans and black shoes.
Anyone with information about this incident or who recognizes the suspect is asked to call LAPD's Olympic Area Robbery Detectives at (213) 382-9493.
