Robber Snatches Anxiety Meds In El Camino Real CVS Hold-Up: Cops

MENLO PARK, CA — Police are seeking an armed robbery suspect who stole two bottles of anti-anxiety medication at a CVS Pharmacy in Menlo Park this week. Though police responded to the scene in the 700 block of El Camino Real immediately after the incident, they did not find the robber, police said.

The crime was reported at 9:08 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The suspect walked into the pharmacy, "demanded two bottles" of Alprazolam — also known as Xanax — and showed a small black semi-automatic pistol, police said.

"He lifted his shirt and showed a handgun in his waistband," Menlo Park police said in a news release.

He then fled on foot, heading north into a nearby parking lot.

"Officers circulated the area but were unable to locate the suspect," police said.

He's described as a white man in his 50s with a medium build, thinning brown hair and a bald spot. He was last seen wearing light blue denim pants, brown shoes, a long tan trench coat and a black backpack.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Menlo Park Police Department at (650) 330-6300.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Image via Shutterstock