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Siren Spooks Gunman Who Tried To Rob Tampa Pharmacy

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Published: August 28, 2008

Tampa police are searching for a man who tried to rob Armenia Pharmacy, 8338 Armenia Ave., at gunpoint.

Shortly after 9 a.m., according to a report, the gunman entered the pharmacy, pointed a semiautomatic weapon and jumped the counter, demanding OxyContin. The employees ran to the back of the store.

A siren from a passing firetruck scared the man, who fled without drugs or money, the report states.

The man is in his 30s. He is about 5-foot-10, weighs approximately 220 pounds and was clean-shaven. He was wearing a blond wig, sunglasses, a blue long-sleeved dress shirt, dark pants, a tie and black shoes.

Detectives think the same man has robbed several Hillsborough County pharmacies.

Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said the man's description matches that of a bandit who has robbed three supermarket pharmacies. That man has robbed a Publix pharmacy at 12139 Linebaugh Ave. on July 3, a Publix pharmacy at 8975 Racetrack Road on Aug. 13 and a Sweetbay pharmacy at 13016 Racetrack Road on Aug. 18.

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