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Suspect sought after armed Walgreens robbery

Posted at 9:45 PM, Sep 11, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-11 21:45:39-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police are searching for a suspect who they say robbed a Grand Rapids Walgreens armed with a knife.

The robbery happened at about 8:50 p.m. Thursday at the store located at 425 Fuller Ave. NE.

Police describe the suspect as a black male, 6 feet tall wearing a yellow shirt, tan shorts and a dark baseball cap.

After the robbery police say he fled from the scene on foot.   An attempt to track him with a K9 unit was unsuccessful.

Anyone with information on this incident should contact Grand Rapids Police at 616-456-3403 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.