Crime & Safety
Armed Robber Steals Meds from Walmart
A woman claiming to have a weapon took prescription drugs on Friday.
For the , Gilroy's Walmart has become the target of armed robbery.
On Friday at approximately 9 p.m., a female estimated at 55- to 65-years-old entered the store and went to the pharmacy where she demanded prescription drugs, Sgt. Robert Locke-Paddon said in a prepared statement.
The suspect threatened the clerk with a weapon she claimed to have concealed in her sweatshirt, and then left the superstore with an undisclosed amount of medicine. According to Locke-Paddon, the woman did not make demands for money and no one was injured during the robbery.
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The suspect is still at large, and was last seen walking south in front of Walmart, Locke-Paddon said.
She is described as five-foot-three and 120 to 130 pounds. She was wearing a grey sweatshirt, grey pants and a blue surgical mask.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Gilroy Police Department at 408-846-0350.
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