Crime & Safety
Police Log: Arlington Center CVS Robbed at Knifepoint
The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. It does not indicate a convicition.
are seeking a suspect who robbed CVS in Arlington Center using a 6-inch knife.
About 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, a CVS employee told police that a man followed her behind the register, showed her a knife and demanded she open the register. The employee said the man took $190 and left the store at 319 Broadway, according to the police report.
Another employee said she was outside the store when she saw a man exit the store in a hurry, walking quickly across Massachusetts Avenue. That employee told police she did not realize a robbery had just happened, so she didn’t pay attention to the man. Neither employee recognized the suspect.
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Police were able to review the store’s video surveillance system. Based on the images, the suspect is described as white male with a shaved head, 35 to 45 years old, about 6 feet, wearing a gray sweat shirt and jeans.
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