Police searching for armed robber
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November 24, 2008 - 02:15 PM
Last Updated: November 26, 2008 - 05:33 PM

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MOUNT VERNON — Police are searching today for a gunman who entered a downtown business on First Street and demanded drugs.

The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. today at Valley Compounding Pharmacy and Nutrition Center, 221 S. First St. Mount Vernon police say the man confronted the store employees, displaying a handgun and demanded drugs.

The man fled on foot from the business, heading west.

Lt. Chris Cammock said early this afternoon that investigators were interviewing witnesses and once finished, they would know whether the armed man succeeded in obtaining drugs.

However, Cammock said that investigators likely would not disclose that information because that knowledge could be used in interviews if police catch a suspect.

Police described the robber as white, in his 20s or 30s, about 6 feet tall with a medium build, brown hair and wearing a sage green fleece hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Police say the man may have been driving a late model dark-colored Nissan Pathfinder with a trailer hitch that extends noticeably beyond the rear bumper.

Mount Vernon police ask anyone with information about the incident to call investigators at 360-336-6271 or 911.

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