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Suspect named in gunpoint OxyContin robbery

Surveillance photo from the June 16 robbery at Walgreens, 2105 E Wellesley Ave. (Spokane Police Department)
Surveillance photo from the June 16 robbery at Walgreens, 2105 E Wellesley Ave. (Spokane Police Department)
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Police have identified a suspect in a gunpoint OxyContin robbery at a north Spokane Walgreens June 16. Nicholas A. Blessing, 28, is accused of stealing the drug from the pharmacy at 2105 E. Wellesley Ave. about 5 p.m. Crime Stoppers is offered a $50 reward for tips leading to Blessing’s arrest. Anyone with information is asked to 1-800-222-TIPS or submit tips online at www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to give a name but should leave a code name or number.