Crime & Safety
Plainville Armed Robbery New Year's Eve
Plainville police said a man robbed the Mobil gas station on Washington Street New Year's Eve.
PLAINVILLE, MA — Plainville police are asking the public's help identifying a man who robbed the Mobil gas station on Washington Street New Year's Eve. The suspect is described as 5 feet, 9 inches with blue eyes.
The suspect walked into the gas station Saturday at about 6 p.m., passed a note to a clerk demanding money, and flashed a knife. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect was wearing a red sweatshirt, grey stocking cap, dark pants (possibly jeans), white sneakers with blue laces, and white cotton gloves.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Plainville police at 508-809-5554.
The Mobil station is at 177 Washington Street.
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Photos: Police said this suspect robbed the Plainville Mobil gas station on Washington Street December 31, 2016. (Credit: Plainville police)
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