GBI seeks information in pharmacy robberies, including Calhoun store

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking the public for its help in identifying the person who robbed a Calhoun pharmacy and other stores in north Georgia.

The man Oct. 24 about noon walked into the Calhoun CVS, 402 N. Wall St., brandished a handgun and demanded pharmaceuticals, Calhoun Police Department spokesman Lt. Tony Pyle said.

He was described as a white man with gray hair and a gray beard. Pyle said police received a couple of descriptions of the man, who wore a baseball hat and sunglasses.

GBI agents say the man is responsible for multiple armed robberies of CVS pharmacies across north Georgia that occurred from October of 2014 through March of 2015. He was armed with a hand-gun and demanded Dilaudid, a narcotic pain medication.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is seeking assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the photos and sketches it released.

GBI and Calhoun police along with the Blairsville Police Department, the Dawson County Sher-iff’s Office and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office are collaborating in effort to solve the cases.

Anyone with any information should contact one of the following numbers.

GBI Tip Line: 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) or online at http://ift.tt/1HPtLYW

Dawson County Sheriff’s Office tip line: 706-265-4744

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office tip line: Greater Atlanta Crime Stoppers 404-577-TIPS (8477)

Calhoun Police Department: 706-629-1234

Information may be provided confidentially.

Source: Calhoun Times

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