Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery At CVS In Fairfield County

Police in Fairfield County are requesting assistance identifying an armed robber who held up a CVS pharmacy at gunpoint and made off with Oxycodone.

Know Him? Police in Bridgeport are asking the public for help identifying an armed robber.
Photo Credit: *Bridgeport Police Department*

Know him?
Photo Credit: *Bridgeport Police Department*

Kathy Reakes

03/03/2022 9:30 a.m.

The robbery took place around 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at the CVS at 3710 Main St., in Bridgeport.

The robber, a tall heavy set male, wearing a dark-colored jacket with a hood, entered the store and made his way to the pharmacy, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.

The suspect then displayed a firearm and demanded drugs from the pharmacist; taking a significant amount of prescription Oxycodone, Gilleran said.

The suspect was also wearing a dark-colored face mask and gauze/bandages on his left hand.

He left the CVS and fled through the parking lot towards Renzy Avenue, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ken McKenna at 203-581-5245 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

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