On December 15, at 5:21 pm. Park Ridge police officers responded to a call of an armed robbery at a pharmacy in the 800 block of Devon Avenue. Responding officers met with the clerk who advised them that a male suspect entered the store, approached the pharmacy counter, pointed to a bottle of prescription narcotics and demanded the clerk hand them over. The clerk indicated a prescription was needed. The suspect then raised his shirt, displayed a handgun tucked into his waistband, and stated that he did not want to hurt anyone. The clerk then complied with the suspect’s demands. The suspect fled the location, on foot, southbound with an undisclosed amount of prescription narcotic medicine. The suspect is described as a black male, in his late 20s, tall , last seen wearing a black winter hat, black jacket, black baggy pants and red and white gym shoes.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Detective King at the Park Ridge Police at (847) 318-5252.