Police search for Upper Holmesburg robbery suspect
Police are searching for the man who robbed Upper Holmesburg’s Deluxe Pharmacy last month.
On March 23, the suspect showed a pharmacy employee a handgun and demanded drugs with a note. He fled on foot with Vicodin and Oxycodone.
The suspect is described as a white male, 60 to 65 years old. He’s 5’10” and was wearing a light tan hat, light brown jacket and jeans. You can see the suspect in the surveillance video below, provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.
Anyone with information is asked to call Northeast Detectives at 215-686-3153 -3154
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