MEDIA RELEASE
Issued: May 17, 2011 Contact: Corporal J.J. Brewer
For Immediate Release Public Information Officer
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
(910) 798-4191 Office
(910) 297-9213 Cellular
Armed Robbery at CVS on Carolina Beach Road
At approximately 8:15 this evening a man walked into the CVS located at 6435 Carolina Beach Rd. The man walked up to the pharmacy counter brandished a firearm and demanded narcotics. The suspect then fled the scene in an unknown direction or mode of travel. The suspect is described as a white male, 5’4”-5’5”, dark close shaved beard wearing a black hat with red and white letters, dark in color shirt with Carolina written in white in cursive, khaki shorts, white socks, and white sneakers. Anyone who has any information is asked to call the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 910-798-4161. The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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