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 The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a Deltona grocery store pharmacy Friday morning.

A woman showed the pharmacy manager that she had a gun in her purse and demanded pills.

The manager handed over some bottles and the suspect then fled.

No shots were fired and no one was injured. Investigators believe that the same suspect may have robbed a pharmacy Tuesday that the Orange City Police Department is investigating.

Friday’s robbery happened shortly after 10 AM at a Winn-Dixie located at 2880 Howland Blvd.

The suspect walked up to the pharmacy counter and passed a note to the manager demanding Xanax pills, adding that she didn’t want to have to use what was in her purse.

She then pulled a gun partially out of her purse to show it to the employees.

The manager passed some bottles to her and the suspect then left.

The suspect was described as a white female with shoulder-length curly blond hair, between 180-200 pounds and between 5’0” -5”4” tall.

She was last seen wearing a blue shirt with a small white Nike logo on the upper back portion, blue jean pants, and a blue baseball hat.

She wore dark sun glasses and carried a black purse.

The suspect vehicle is a gold four-door Chevy Impala with tinted windows.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Investigator Chad Raymond at (386) 860-7030 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS or (888) 277-TIPS.

Tipsters can also provide information by texting “TIP231 plus the message” to CRIMES.

Anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.

A 22-year-old Marco Island man is charged with attacking and robbing a Palm Coast man in the parking lot of a local bar Thursday evening.

The 24-year-old victim told deputies that he had just sold an IPhone inside the bar to a friend for $250.

He was walking to his car around 11 p.m. to retrieve the phone, when Nicholas Stolinas approached him, asking to purchase a phone.

Witnesses said that before the victim could turn around, Stolinas struck him in the head with his fist and demanded his IPhone and cash.

After the assault, Stolinas took the cash and phone and ran back towards the bar.

Bar patrons detained Nicholas Stolinas until deputies arrived.

Stolinas is charged with strong armed robbery, grand theft and intimidation of a witness,. Deputies said that as Stolinas was being placed into the patrol car, he threatened a witness, telling him that he needed to leave Flagler County.

The deputy reported Stolinas was uncooperative at the scene and attempted to kick out the vehicle windows as he was being transported to the Flagler County Inmate Facility.

During the booking process, deputies found Stolinas had two outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Collier County.

He is being held in the inmate facility in lieu of $29,000 bond.