Crime & Safety

Foxborough Shell Robbed At Gunpoint

When the suspect pointed the gun, the employee told police they gave the suspect money before he left on foot.

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Tuesday night at the Shell station on Commercial Street.

Just before 9 p.m., the Foxborough Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the armed robbery. The employee told police the suspect was a man about 5'8'' in height, wearing a black hoodie, face mask and gloves. When the suspect pointed the gun, the employee told police they gave the suspect money before he left on foot.

A search of the area by officers and a Massachusetts State Police K-9 was unsuccessful.

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This incident is now being investigated by Foxborough Police Department Detectives. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the detective division at 508-543-1212.

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