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The incident took place in New Haven County around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 in Milford at the store located at 1360 Boston Post Road.
The men went to the pharmacy drop-off counter where two of the suspects jumped over the counter, said the Milford Police.
An employee was ordered to open a safe containing narcotics. The two suspects passed the narcotics from the safe to the third man who had a large shopping bag. Approximately $15,000 worth of narcotics were taken, police said.
The three then walked calmly out of Rite Aid and fled in a silver SUV with a white registration plate with blue lettering, police added.
The vehicle was believed to be a newer Buick or Nissan.
The suspects were described as being Black males in their late teens or early 20s, all were wearing “Nike Tech” sweats.
The suspects are believed to have committed similar thefts at pharmacies in Orange and West Haven just prior to this incident, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact Det. Catino at kcatino@milfordct.gov or 203-783-4729.
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