Crime & Safety
Knifepoint Robbery Halloween Night in Bristol County
Rehoboth police asking are asking the public's help finding two suspects in an armed robbery on Halloween.
REHOBOTH, MA — Rehoboth police are asking the public's help finding two suspects who robbed a gas station at knifepoint on Halloween.
The robbery happened at the Exxon at 238 Winthrop St. at about 10:50 p.m.
Two masked suspects armed with knives threatened a clerk and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and several packs of cigarettes, police said.
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The first suspect was described as a thin white man about 5 feet, 10 inches. The second suspect has a heavier build and is 6 feet. The suspects were well-concealed and were in and out of the store in about two minutes, police said.
The suspects fled east on foot and were not believed to have fled in a vehicle.
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A security camera caught only a partial view of the back of one of the suspect's heads. The clerk can be seen with his hands in the air.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact Rehoboth police at 508-252-3722.
On 10/31/16 @RehobothPD investigated a report of an armed robbery at the Exxon station at Routes 44 & 118. https://t.co/B9a5oVpVuU
— Rehoboth Police Dept (@RehobothPD) November 1, 2016
Photo: A masked man robs a clerk at the Exxon in Rehoboth on Oct. 31, 2016. (Credit: Rehoboth police)
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