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Police looking for robber of CVS in N.E. Phila.

Philadelphia police are searching for the man who robbed a Northeast CVS drugstore on Bustleton Avenue on April 25 and 29.

Philadelphia police are searching for the man who robbed a Northeast CVS drugstore on Bustleton Avenue on April 25 and 29.

The robber was white, 40 to 50 years old, and 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, Police Lt. Frank Vanore said. The man wore a blue ski mask in at least one of the robberies, which took place between midnight and 4 a.m.

Both times, the man approached an employee, brandished a box cutter or razor blade, and fled with cash. No one was injured, Vanore said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Northeast detectives at 215-686-3153. - Allison Steele