Armed Robbery at Providence Walgreens, Third Retailer Hit in a Week
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Armed Robbery at Providence Walgreens, Third Retailer Hit in a Week
It makes the third retail robbery in the city in a week — a Burger King was held up on Christmas Eve and a suspect threatened a cashier at the Rusty Lantern Market Thursday morning.
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About Incident
Police responded to a report of a robbery at Walgreens on 533 Elmwood Avenue shortly midnight on Saturday.
Police spoke with a male cashier, who told him a masked male approached the register, brandished a firearm, and demanded money.
The suspect then reportedly went to a second register where a female cashier was working and took all the money out of that register.
He then fled the store on foot.
Detectives are currently investigating.