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Chaplin lookalike sought over robbery

A man resembling Charlie Chaplin is wanted over a robbery in a Sydney pharmacy.

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The actual Charlie Chaplin, pictured in 1931. (AAP)

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A man with a Charlie Chaplin moustache is being sought after drugs and money were stolen from a Sydney pharmacy.

Police say a man went into a pharmacy on the Princes Highway in Rockdale on October 11 with a plastic bag, claiming to be armed with a weapon.

He stole drugs and money before running into King St mall.

CCTV footage captured nearby shows a chubby Caucasian man in his mid to late 30s.

Police say he sported a small "Charlie Chaplin-style" moustache.

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He was also wearing a dark blue hat with white writing on it and dark sunglasses.


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