Police are investigating the armed robberies of Walgreens locations in White Bear Lake and Maplewood that happened back-to-back Friday.
At about 3:30 a.m., Maplewood police were called to the Walgreens in the 2900 block of White Bear Avenue on the report of an armed robbery. Employees said a man pointed a handgun at them, made repeated threats to shoot them and demanded money from the registers. The man, who was dressed in dark clothing with a scarf that covered most of his face, left the store with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured during the incident. Police weren't able to find the suspect. A short time later, a Walgreens in White Bear Lake was robbed by a suspect with a similar description. Investigators from the Maplewood and White Bear Lake police are working to determine if the robberies are connected with others in the metro area.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call 651-767-0640 or 9-1-1. Anonymous text message tips can be sent by texting the word Maplewood and the tip information to TIP411 (847411).
