Crime & Safety
Police Looking for Man Who Held Up Walgreens Friday
Robber hit clerk on the head with gun, stole lighters.
An armed robber made off with cash and cigarette lighters from a on Laguna Blvd Friday, and Elk Grove police are asking for help with locating him.
The unidentified man entered the store around 1:45 a.m., and ordered a worker to open the cash registers, clocking him in the head with a handgun, police say. He then took the cash and lighters and ran away down Laguna.
The employee was not hurt.
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Police describe the man as African-American, about six feet tall, light-skinned and slim. He was wearing a gray baseball cap, black T-shirt, jeans and black sneakers at the time of the robbery, along with a gray face mask.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery can call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357).
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