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Nervous suspect fetches nothing from attempted drug store robbery

City police are looking for a suspect in connection with an attempted robbery at a southside grocery store pharmacy. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a man entered the Arthur Street Safeway at about 8:30 p.m.

City police are looking for a suspect in connection with an attempted robbery at a southside grocery store pharmacy.

Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a man entered the Arthur Street Safeway at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, approached the pharmacy counter with a knife and demanded drugs.

Nobody was injured and the man fled the store without obtaining any prescription drugs.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man standing between between 5’8” and 6’0” with a scruffy appearance but no facial hair.

Police say the man appeared to be nervous, and was wearing a grey baseball hat and black windbreaker jacket.

Anybody with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.




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