Police: Robber held gun to CVS pharmacist

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) - Bloomington police have released pictures of a man they say held up a pharmacist at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.

A police statement says the incident happened around 2:20 a.m. at the CVS located at East 3rd Street and the State Road 45/46 bypass.

According to police, the suspect stuck a handgun into the back of a pharmacist and demanded Oxycontin. The pharmacist then placed the drugs into the suspect's backpack. Police say the suspect also got away with bottles of Methadone.

The suspect then ran out of the store and northbound toward the rear of the store. Police searched the area but could not find the man, the statement says.

Police describe the suspect as a white man, approximately 5'10" and 190 pounds. They say he may have a beard and was wearing a dark, Carhart-style jacket. They say he pulled a brown mask over his face while committing the robbery.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Bill Jeffers of the Bloomington Police Department at 812-339-4477.