Menlo Park Police are looking for a man they say robbed the Walgreens on Santa Cruz Avenue Friday night.
Police say the man “confronted” a store manager in their office and demanded cash. The manager gave an undisclosed amount of cash to him, which he placed in a paper bag. The robber escaped through the store’s back door. No one was hurt in the process.
At about 7:45 p.m., police arrived at the drug store, which is located at 643 Walgreens Avenue. The man remains unidentified and free.
The robber is described as a white male in his 40s with short dark hair. He is about 5’10 to 6 feet tall. During the incident, he was wearing a light colored hoodie, a green military style jacket and dark pants. He was also wearing a baseball cap and multi-colored gloves. Witnesses said he was wearing a false moustache.
Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 650-330-6300.
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