Vancouver police say an unidentified man used bear spray on a store employee at a downtown drug store after he was confronted for trying to take vitamins.
On Dec. 29 just after 3 p.m., the suspect walked into the pharmacy at London Drugs on Granville at West Georgia streets and selected three bottles of vitamins. Store security saw him conceal the bottles in his black backpack and confronted him, the VPD explains in a news release.
“The suspect used bear mace against the store employee,” says Constable Tania Visintin, VPD. “The spray was applied directly to the victim’s face.”
Now, the VPD is asking witnesses to the robbery to come forward.
The suspect is white, and around 40 to 50 years old. He is about 5'5" tall and has an average build. He was dressed in a black hooded sweater with a black jacket on top, dark blue jeans and a baseball cap with a yellow brim. He was carrying a black backpack and was wearing a blue medical mask.
“Officers arrived on scene within minutes of the call coming in but were unsuccessful in locating the suspect,” adds Constable Visintin.
Anyone who has information on the robbery or anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call Vancouver Police at 604-717-4021.
