Police are looking for an “unknown person” in connection with the investigation into theft at a pharmacy in Mount Sterling

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (FOX 56) – Police are seeking information in connection with a theft investigation after a person allegedly forced his way through a brick wall into a Mount Sterling drug store in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) posted on Facebook shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday that officers were looking for information about a suspected theft at Ross Drugs in Mount Sterling.

It happened just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday when an unknown person allegedly “forcefully entered through the perimeter wall and stole large quantities of controlled substances,” officials said.

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Law enforcement said any information that may help in locating the unknown person can be forwarded to the MCSO's Facebook page, or by calling the Sheriff's Office at (859) 498-8704 or the Montgomery County Dispatch Center at (859) 498-8720.

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