A man claiming to have a gun robbed a south-side drugstore of prescription painkillers, according to a Fort Wayne police report. The man approached the pharmacy counter in Walgreens at 222 E. Pettit Ave.Fort Wayne police investigated an armed robbery early Tuesday at a Waynedale restaurant.
Police were called just after midnight Monday to Azar’s Big Boy at 6800 Bluffton Road. Employees told police a man entered the restaurant armed with a black handgun and took an undisclosed amount of money before leaving through a back door.
The robber is described as about 6-foot-1, 215 to 220 pounds and white with brown eyes.He wore muddy boots, blue jeans and a red-and-green flannel shirt. He wore a red bandanna on his head and a black scarf over his face.
Officers used a police dog to track the robber but were unsuccessful.
