Salem Man Charged In Armed Robbery, Kidnapping Of Dunkin' Manager

SALEM, MA — A Salem Dunkin' manager told police she was robbed at gunpoint, carjacked and left bound as the suspect fled with the store's deposit bag in a harrowing ordeal last week.

Police said they responded to Linden Street by Forest Avenue last Tuesday where the woman said she was leaving with the cash deposits at about 1 p.m. when a man forced his way into the driver's side of her vehicle, pointed a gun at her, told her not to look at him and held her at gunpoint.

The victim told police she was then driven a short distance, robbed of the deposit bag and left bound as the suspect fled.

On Friday, following a three-day investigation, Salem police charged Jose Luis Mendoza-Baez, 26, of Salem with armed robbery while masked, carjacking with a firearm and kidnapping while armed.

Police said the investigation remains ongoing.