SILVER CREEK — A suspect in the robbery of Rite Aid in Silver Creek on Saturday appears to have been caught on camera by the village’s security system.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, a white male around 6 feet tall, weighing about 200 pounds entered the Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 214 Central Ave. in Silver Creek on Saturday night. The suspect made his way to the front cashier, demanded money and threatened harm to the employee.

A weapon was never displayed or mentioned, but the suspect did keep one hand in his jacket pocket. The suspect received $614 in cash and fled in a grey/tan vehicle, believed to be a Toyota Sienna with an orange New York license plate. He fled onto Howard Street toward the direction of the Route 5 and Route 20 split, possibly into Erie County.

Silver Creek Village Trustee Steve Romanik told the OBSERVER that, thanks to the village’s security cameras, the suspect’s vehicle was seen driving through the village going to Rite Aid. A male matching the description of the suspect was seen exiting his vehicle and entering the store, then running out of the store moments later and taking off in the same vehicle.

The village installed the security cameras last spring.

“The use of the security footage helped immensely in identifying somebody,” said Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone. “In this case, they were pretty good photos.”

Quattrone said the incident in Silver Creek is still under investigation. Investigators Jake Stahley and Joshua Arnone of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office are handling the investigation.