Police are asking the public for help to identify the suspect involved in a robbery at Shoppers Drug Mart in Prescott.
Grenville County OPP say they responded to a robbery at the store on 290 King Street West on Saturday (September first) around 8:30 that night. The OPP say the suspect demanded an employee provide him with numerous fentanyl patches at the pharmacist counter.
Police describe the suspect as a white male, between five feet eight inches and five feet 10 inches tall, medium build and does not have any discernable accent or identifiers. Police add the suspect was wearing a dark hooded jacket over a red shirt, dark pants, black running shoes with white sole (possibly Pumas), dark flat brim baseball cap with a round sticker on the top of the brim, dark sunglasses, a bright blue medical mask and carrying a black backpack.
OPP would like anyone with information, who may have witnessed the incident or recognize the male to contact Detective Constable Jessica Belanger at the Prescott OPP detachment at 613-925-4221 or 1-888-310-1122. People who would like to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).