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VAUGHAN PHARMACY ROBBED

POLICE SEEK 3 SUSPECTS, WITNESSES TO MAY 12 INCIDENT

HEIDI RIEDNER hriedner@yrmg.com

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-up Unit are seeking three suspects and any witnesses following a robbery at a pharmacy in Vaughan.

Police say three men, one allegedly armed with a knife, ordered employees of a pharmacy on Weston Road near Astona Boulevard, to the ground around 1:30 p.m. May 12.

The armed suspect demanded access to drugs, while a second suspect obtained them, police said.

The three suspects then fled the scene in a dark-coloured SUV prior to police arriving.

Two of the suspects are described as five-feet, eight-inches tall, with the other being described as six-feet, two-inches tall. All three are described as Black.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-up Unit at 1-866876-5423, ext. 6630, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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