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Pharmacy robbery; Subject breaks into occupied Wellfleet home

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Police seek pharmacy robber
BOURNE - Police are seeking a man who robbed the CVS in Buzzards Bay of a large quanity of painkillers at gunpoint in broad daylight. Around 1:20 p.m. the man -- described as white with a medium to heavy build with brown hair, blue eyes and a scruffy beard -- forced the clerk to open the safe. The man wearing a gray hoodie, and black baseball cap with a logo  made off with OxyContin and other drugs. Attempts to track him with a K-9 were unsuccessful. Anyone with information is urged to contact Bourne Police at (508) 759-4451.

Wellfleet Police arrest B&E suspect
WELLFLEET -On Wednesday at approximately 4:51 a.m. the Wellfleet Police Department received a 911 call from a residence on Woodlot Road in Wellfleet. The occupants reported that a young white male had been inside their residence and had just left. Sgt. Brazile and Officer Pariseau responded and requested assistance from the Barnstable Sheriff's office (K-9, and BCI for photos, prints and a composite artist [right]).

The occupants told police they awoke to find a person in their bedroom. The suspect was described as a white male, young in age, wearing dark-colored clothing. A short struggled ensued and the suspect fled the residence with no one being injured.

Police attempted to track the suspect with a K-9 dog from the Sheriff's Department. The incident is currently under investigation by the Wellfleet Police Department and members of the Barnstable Sheriff's office. A suspect 27-year old Kristofor Parent of Wellfleet was arrested November 28th.