Police investigate armed robbery at Hamilton pharmacy

Police are investigating after a pharmacy in Hamilton was robbed at knifepoint.

Officers were called to the Shoppers Drug Mart at 753 Main St. East around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of a robbery.

Police say a man entered the store and went directly to the pharmacy. He pulled out a knife and demanded drugs from the pharmacist.

The man fled on foot with an unknown amount of narcotics. No one was injured during the incident.

Police describe the suspect as a white man, 25 to 30 years old, and roughly six-feet tall. He was carrying a black backpack.

Detectives are appealing to anyone that may have information about this crime to contact Detective Constable Matt Girgenti at 905-546-8934 or Detective Sergeant Emidio Evangelista at 905-546-2991.