Crime & Safety

Quincy Liquor Store Robbed At Knifepoint

Police are looking for a man caught on security video robbing a Quincy liquor store at knifepoint.

Discount Liquors on Granite Street in Quincy was robbed at knifepoint on April 30, 2019.
Discount Liquors on Granite Street in Quincy was robbed at knifepoint on April 30, 2019. (Via Quincy Police)

QUINCY, MA — Police are looking for help identifying a man who robbed a liquor store at knifepoint Tuesday night. Around 9:41 p.m., a man wearing a black ski mask with gray stripes walked into Discount Liquors on Granite Street holding a large knife and told the workers, "Give me all the money," police said.

Store employees gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money from the register before the suspect left and ran up Granite Street towards Centre Street. Police said he possibly ran onto Town Hill Street. No injuries were reported.

Police described the man as either white or Hispanic and about 5 feet 9 inches tall. He was wearing jeans, a black motorcycle-type jacket with a red emblem on the upper right sleeve and chest area, black and gray gloves, and black sneakers with white soles. The emblem on the upper right sleeve is red and white stripes with a red star. Video from the robbery can be found below:

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Anyone who can help identify the suspect is asked to call Quincy Detective Rick Wash at 617-745-5762 or email him at rwash@quincyma.gov.

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