Charleston and North Charleston Police investigators seek the public's help to find a man allegedly responsible for burglarizing two area drug stores
At 4 a.m. Saturday, a man entered the CVS on Ashley Phosphate Road with a handgun. He allegedly forced the clerks back to the pharmacy. A pharmacist had already dialed 911 due to the commotion and the suspect fled the store through an emergency exit, taking nothing with him.
Find out what's happening in Charlestonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
He was wearing dark boots, dark pants, a long sleeve grey shirt and a ball cap with red trim around the bill, as well as some type of fabric over his head, according to police.
About an hour earlier a CVS in West Ashley was robbed, and police believe the same suspect may be responsible. Charleston Police provided surveillance photos of the suspect from the CVS at 2152 Savannah Hwy., showing a man dressed identical to the one in the photos from the North Charleston CVS.
Find out what's happening in Charlestonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
An undisclosed amount of money was stolen in the West Ashley incident
Anyone with information should contact North Charleston Police at 554-5700 or Crime Stoppers at 554-1111.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
