3/4/15, press release: robbery
On 03/04/2015 at approximately 1939 hours, the Burlington Police responded to Hannaford grocery store on North Avenue for a pharmaceutical robbery.
The suspect approached the pharmacist and demanding narcotics. The suspect implied that he had a weapon, however, no weapon was displayed. The suspect subsequently fled the store on foot, with a partial bottle of narcotics in hand. No one was injured during the incident.
A K-9 unit was summoned and conducted a track, but eventually lost the scent at a roadway.
The suspect is described as a white male, mid-30s, 5'10 - 6'2, large build, wearing a dark green zip-up sweatshirt, a blue medical mask, blue medical gloves, tan cargo pants and white sneakers.
Any information which may help with the identification of this subject please call Ofc. Patnaude at (802)540-2339 or Crime Stoppers at (802) 864-6666.
Address/Location
Burlington, VT Police Department
1 North Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 802-658-2704