Gunman holds up Northeast Philly Rite Aid

PHILADELPHIA - May 21, 2012 (WPVI) -- Police are looking for a bandit who held up a pharmacy in Northeast Philadelphia.

Police say an armed man burst into the 24-hour Rite Aid Pharmacy, located on Welsh Road and Blue Grass Road, around 2:15 Monday morning.

Police say the masked suspect, who was wearing a grey hoodie, flashed his weapon and demanded prescription drugs. He got away with a large amount of Oxycodone and Percocet.

The masked gunman did not hurt any store employees before fleeing in a blue SUV.

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