Drugs Stolen in Armed Robbery at Cambridge St. Rite Aid

A suspect made away with a list of drugs in an armed robbery at a Rite Aid Pharmacy at 100 Cambridge St., on the corner of Bowdoin St., Tuesday evening, a spokesman for the Boston Police Department said.

Police received a call around 5:40 p.m. for an armed robbery at the Beacon Hill pharmacy. The victim, a pharmacist,  told police the suspect approached the pharmacy counter in the back of the store armed with a small silver handgun.

The suspect ordered the pharmacist to give him all the phenol patches. The pharmacist told the suspect she didn't have any.

The suspect then handed her a list of drugs and said, "Give me everything. Don't believe me? I'll jump over this counter and shoot you." The pharmacist complied and the suspect ran out of the store, down Cambridge St. in the direction of Government Center.

The suspect was described as a male in his early 20s with pale skin and brown facial hair. Witnesses said he was carrying a torn McDonald's bag and was wearing a grey hoodie with writing on it. 

Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. Employees at the Rite Aid would not comment on the incident.

A police spokesman said he doesn't know what "phenol patches" are.