Brockton Woman Charged in Gas Station Robbery

BROCKTON, MA — Two people will face charges in connection to a robbery that took place at the Mobil on Route 24 South.

At about 12:19 a.m. Sunday, state police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Mobil Gas Station on Route 24 South. The store clerk said he was held up by a male subject wearing a green jacket and dark hoodie brandishing a small hand saw. The suspect stole $82 from the register and eight packs of Marlboro cigarettes before fleeing the store in a dark gray vehicle, according to the Massachusetts State Police.

Police located the vehicle on Route 24 North in West Bridgewater, but the operator fled and ran across the highway toward the median and the wood line near the south side of the highway. A woman in the car, identified as Jennifer Murphy, 28 of Brockton was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and receiving stolen property under $250. Police say eight packs of Marlboro cigarettes were found on her.

At approximately 1:46 a.m., police located James Ellis, 45, of Berkley, in the area of Manley Street in West Bridgewater. He was arrested and charged with armed robbery assault with a dangerous weapon, small hand saw; witness intimation, threatening to commit a crime, two counts of possession of a Class B drug, possession of a dangerous weapon, larceny over $250, and larceny under $250. Ellis also had a default warrant.

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