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LOGAN TWP. — A man armed with a knife and a hammer held up the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 335 Village Center Drive Friday, May 22.

Police were told at about 9:30 a.m. that the man had fled in a car he stole from a Rite Aid employee.

The man entered the store wearing a red coverall, yellow traffic vest and a white hard hat, police said.

He also wore yellow safety glasses and a white mask, said police.

He approached the pharmacy, jumped over the counter and demanded all the Oxycodone, police said. He managed to get a large quantity of the drug.

He took keys to a 2011 Chrysler 200 owned by a worker, then ran from the store and fled in the car, said police.

Logan and Woolwich police conducted a wide search of the area. The stolen car was located several hours later in a nearby parking lot.

Anyone with information about the holdup is asked to contact Logan police at 856-467-0061.