Man suspected in 2 Rite Aid robberies in Md., Del.

DELMAR, Md. (AP) — Police say they’re looking for a man who they believe robbed two Rite Aid stores within hours of each other.

Television station WBOC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/WkMadZ ) police are searching for a man who robbed a Rite Aid in Delmar on Thursday evening around 9 p.m. Police say the man approached the pharmacy counter, displayed a handgun and demanded prescription drugs.

Police believe the same man is responsible for robbing a Rite Aid in Millsboro, Delaware, around 4:30 p.m. Millsboro Police say the man who robbed their location was also armed and demanded prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter.

The man got away with an undisclosed amount of medication at both locations. The suspect is described as a white male who wore a pink hat with a long-haired wig.

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Information from: WBOC-TV, http://www.wboc.com/

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