The Arlington Police Department is investigating a convenience-store robbery that occurred in East Arlington on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 27
Police responded to Mass Convenience, 86 Warren St., at 7:30 a.m. On arrival, officers were met by the clerk who told them that a man had walked into the store and requested change for a $100 bill. The suspect then went behind the counter and demanded money from the clerk, threatening to harm him.
The suspect fled with an unknown quantity of cash in a blue pickup truck that possibly has red and white stripes on the rear and sides, a news release said.
The suspect is described as a black male, who is between 30 and 50 years old, 5 foot 11 inches and has a medium build.
Investigators are currently working to retrieve video surveillance footage from the store.
If anyone has any information about this daytime robbery, they are asked to call Arlington Police at 781-643-1212.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
This news announcement was published Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.
