Police Suspect Link Between Hopkins Walgreens Robbery and Two in Minneapolis

An unidentified man who robbed the Blake Road Walgreens is thought to have also robbed two Minneapolis Walgreens, Minneapolis Police announced Wednesday.

The man approached the counter of the Hopkins Walgreens just after 8:30 a.m. Sunday, showed the pharmacist a handgun and demanded prescription narcotics.

Minneapolis police think the same man robbed a Walgreens pharmacy on the 3200 block of West Lake Street in Minneapolis just after 9 a.m. Nov. 18, according to a Minneapolis Police Department news release.

They also think he robbed a Walgreens on the 2400 block of Hennepin Avenue South at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. As at the Hopkins robbery, he flashed a handgun, made his demands and left the store.

Employees at the Hopkins store described the suspect as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s. He’s about 5 feet, 11 inches tall with a thin build. They said he had teeth that are yellow and crooked and a “scruffy” beard—although the Minneapolis police news release said he appears to be unshaven or have a lighter colored goatee.

He was wearing a hooded jacket lined with fur during Sunday’s robbery. During Wednesday’s robbery, he wore a dark-colored, zip-front hooded sweatshirt over a green shirt.

Minneapolis police are not discussing possible motives or the extent and type of the loss at this time.

Police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the man’s arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), text TIP674 plus contact information to 274637 (CRIMES) or go to the Crime Stoppers website and click on “Give a Tip.”

Information can be provided anonymously.