Crime & Safety
Info Wanted About Walgreens Robbery In Middletown
Police said the person touched their waistband as if they were in possession of a firearm during the incident.
MIDDLETOWN, NY —The City of Middletown Police Department is asking the public for help identifying someone who robbed a drugstore.
Shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, police were sent to the Walgreens Pharmacy at 96 Dolson Ave. in Middletown for a report of a robbery.
The person in the surveillance photos came up to a cashier and demanded money out of the register.
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While demanding cash, the person touched their waistband as if they were in possession of a firearm, police said.
The cashier complied, authorities said, and handed over money to the person who then fled from the store on foot.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the City of Middletown Police Department Detective Division at 845-343-3151. Reference blotter # CM-022790-23.
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