MANCHESTER - Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who robbed Walgreens on South Main Street Walgreens Thursday night.

According to a news release, a man entered the 227 South Main St. store through the main door just after 8 p.m. and walked directly to the pharmacy counter.

He put a bag on the pharmacy counter and then handed an employee a note which said he had a gun and demanded drugs. No weapon was shown.

Ther clerk gave the man the drugs and he fled with them. A witness saw him get into a green Pontiac Grand Am with a 20-day temporary plate on it.

The robber is described as a white man, 45 to 55 years old, with gray thinning hair, and a very heavy build. He was wearing jean shorts, a blue hooded sweatshirt and carrying a red backpack.

Police released photographs of the robber taken from the store's video surveillance.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call police at 668-8711. Anonymous tips for cash rewards may be made through Manchester Crimeline at 624-0404 or online at manchestercrimeline.org.