NOBLETON, Ont. – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Nobleton, Ont., pharmacy wearing a Santa hat and a white beard.
York regional police say a man entered the drug store on Wednesday afternoon and went to the prescriptions counter.
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They allege he indicated he had a gun and took a quantity of prescription drugs before leaving the store.
Investigators say no one was physically injured.
The man is described a white, five-foot-eight, about 25 to 30 years old, and had a dark beard under the white beard.
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Const. Laura Nicolle said it’s not uncommon for robbery suspects to wear “elaborate types of costumes” and the pharmacy had recently been targeted in another robbery — but not by a suspect dressed as Santa Claus.
Nicolle said the suspect description provided was based on information investigators knew “beyond the costume” because police “are assuming he’s not wearing it all the time.”
“It is too early to speculate and it’s still under investigation and I can’t speak to who the suspect is at this point,” she said.
“I can confirm that no reindeer were seen fleeing the scene.”
With files from Global News
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