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Suspect sought in Walgreens robbery

Duluth police have released surveillance photos of a man wanted in connection with an early morning robbery Sunday of the Walgreens store at 1301 E. Superior St. Walgreens' employees reported that a man walked back to the pharmacy, told employees...

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Police released this surveillance photo of a man wanted in connection with a robbery early Sunday of the Walgreens at 1301 E. Superior St.

Duluth police have released surveillance photos of a man wanted in connection with an early morning robbery Sunday of the Walgreens store at

1301 E. Superior St.

Walgreens' employees reported that a man walked back to the pharmacy, told employees they didn't want to get hurt, jumped over the counter and took about 10 bottles of a prescription medication, said Brad Wick, police information coordinator. No weapon was seen.

The man then left the store.

Police responded at 1:46 a.m. and searched the area but didn't locate the suspect, Wick said in a news release.

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The suspect is described as an unshaven white male in his mid-20s, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches tall with an average build. He was wearing a gray, hooded, zip-up sweatshirt with black lettering on the front, light blue jeans with holes in the knees, a baseball cap and light-colored shoes with dark soles, Wick said.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect is asked to call the Duluth Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at (218) 730-5050.

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