A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a pharmacy in Whitby, police say.
Durham Regional Police said on May 30 at around 8 p.m., officers received a report of a robbery at a Shoppers Drug Mart on Garden Street and Rossland Road.
Police said the suspect allegedly entered the store and grabbed a cellphone from the display counter.
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Officers allege the man then left the store without paying.
According to police, the man was confronted by an employee.
Police said the suspect then allegedly brandished a knife and threatened to kill the employee.
“It’s believed that he left on a dark mountain bike,” police said in a news release.
Police have arrested 27-year-old Corey Voskamp.
He has been charged with robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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