Winnebago County Sheriff's Police are still searching for a suspect they say robbed the CVS Pharmacy just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the 8000 block of N. Second St. in Machesney Park.

According to police, a 911 call came in reporting an armed subject was robbing the business. The man was able to flee the scene before officers arrived.

Please say the suspect, a white male between ages 40 and 50 years old, entered the business wearing a long tan-colored trench coat and a blue and orange ski mask. He was armed with a rifle.

According to a press release from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, the suspect went to the pharmacy counter where he demanded prescription medications. He was last seen heading north from the business on foot.

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