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Police seeking to identify 3 suspects after robbery at Vaughan pharmacy

York Regional Police officer. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery in Vaughan.

In a press release, York Regional Police said on May 12 at around 1:30 p.m., officers received report of a robbery at a pharmacy on Weston Road near Astona Boulevard.

Officers said three male suspects entered the store.

One of the suspects was armed with a knife and ordered the employees to the ground, police said.

According to police, the armed suspect demanded access to drugs while a second suspect obtained them.

Officers said the suspects then fled the area in a dark-coloured SUV before police arrived.

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Police are now seeking to identify three male suspects. One is six-feet-two-inches tall, while the other two are five-feet-eight-inches tall.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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