NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man stole thousands of dollars’ worth of medications from an East Harlem pharmacy at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The NYPD released surveillance images Thursday of a suspect, who they believe is about 25 years old.
Police said the Riverton Pharmacy, at Lexington Avenue and E. 126th Street, was robbed around 3:30 p.m.
A man entered the pharmacy and took out a gun while demanding medications, according to police.
The armed man stole multiple prescription meds before fleeing the pharmacy, police said.
The prescriptions were valued at $2,000, police and sources told the New York Post.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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