Crime & Safety

Armed Robbery at Albertson's in Carlsbad

A suspect handed a pharmacy clerk a note Wednesday stating he had a gun and demanded oxycontin.

Another pharmacy in Carlsbad has been robbed. A Sept. 1 2011 and now police are searching for a suspect who robbed the at 7660 El Camino Real Wednesday around 4:22 p.m.

The reported a 20-year-old male wearing a hoodie walked up to the pharmacy counter at Albertson's and handed the clerk a note stating that he had a gun and demanded oxycontin.

The clerk told police a gun was never shown but the suspect simulated that he had one in his pocket.

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The clerk gave the suspect several bottles of oxycontin.

Officers are searched for the suspect who fled the scene but were unable to find him.

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