Sketch of pharmacy robber released

WASILLA -- Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public's help in locating a man who robbed the Susitna Professional Pharmacy at gunpoint on Sept. 10. Troopers have released a sketch of the man who fled with the prescription drug OxyContin.

He is described as about 30 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 165 pounds, with dark hair. The man wore a dark-colored knit hat with a white cross, brown jacket and blue sweat pants.

No one was injured during the 10:30 a.m. holdup, although an employee described the robber as being "very nervous and agitated."

Customers were served only at a drive-up window for three hours after the robbery while employees were interviewed by troopers. A member of the Alaska Bureau of Investigations took several fingerprints from the pharmacy's front door.

Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to call the troopers' Palmer office at 746-2131 or Mat-Su Crime Stoppers at 745-3333. Callers to Crime Stoppers do not need to give their name.