Dec 18, 2023
CVS Pharmacy Robbery Suspect Charged: St. Pete Police
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A CVS robbery suspect was arrested Thursday and charged,
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A CVS robbery suspect was arrested Thursday and charged, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
Mark Allendale Farmer, 64, is accused of the armed robbery of a CVS pharmacy on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N., police said.
Authorities say Farmer entered the CVS early New Year's Day, around 2 a.m., wearing dark-colored clothing, gloves and a cap.
He approached the checkout counter and demanded cash from cashier, implying he had a weapon, police said. When the cashier handed him cash, he left the store.
Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to contact police at 727-893-7780 or by anonymously texting "SPPD" and your tip to TIP411.
Tiffany Razzano