Man robs pharmacy of oxycodone

Officers search area for robber

Published On: Dec 13 2012 08:07:01 AM CST   Updated On: Dec 13 2012 08:12:04 AM CST
JANESVILLE, Wis. -

Janesville police are looking for a man who robbed a Walgreens store of oxycodone Thursday morning.

Officers responded to the Walgreens at 1717 Milton Ave. at 5:25 a.m. for a report of a robbery.

Store employees told police a man presented a pharmacist with a note and the pharmacist turned over an undisclosed amount of oxycodone.

The man fled north on foot.

Police said officers and a K-9 searched the area but didn’t find the robber.

The man is described as white, 30 to 40 years old, 5-foot 10-inches tall, with a medium build and wearing an orange coat with a large hood and light blue jeans.

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