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Police seek suspect after robbery at Pickering, Ont. pharmacy

A Durham Regional Police officer and cruiser. File / Global News

Police are seeking to identify a suspect after a robbery was reported at a pharmacy in Pickering, Ont.

Durham Regional Police said on Monday at around 4:45 p.m., officers received a report of a robbery at the Blue Skies Guardian Pharmacy on Kingston Road.

Police said a suspect entered the store and allegedly made a demand for narcotics.

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Officers said the suspect fled on foot with a quantity of narcotics.

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According to police, the employees were not physically injured as a result of the incident.

Police are now searching for a man, standing five-feet-eight-inches tall.

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He was seen wearing a black and red sweater, a red mask, blue jeans and light green or beige shoes.

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

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