Police Arrest Two More In Armed Robbery Of Tewksbury Gas Station

TEWKSBURY, MA -- Tewksbury Police arrested Peter Delpapa, 48, of 0 Brandon Street in Billerica Tuesday as a suspect in a Monday-morning armed robbery of a Mobil gas station on Main Street. Delpapa's arrest follows Monday's arrest of Michael Girouard, 60, also of 0 Brandon Street, as a suspect in armed robberies on Sunday of a gas station and convenience store in Billerica. Tewksbury Police arrested Delpapa without incident at a McDonald's in Billerica after conducting a search of the residence the two men shared.

A third person, Nicole Donlon, 36, was arrested and charged with being an accessory after the fact. The suspect in Monday morning's robbery entered the Mobil gas station at 2 Main Street at about 4:30 am and asked for cigarettes. He then lifted his sweatshirt to show a handgun in the waistband of his pants and demanded all of the money in the cashier's drawer.

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Tewksbury and Billerica conducted a joint investigation and searched the apartment Sunday, where they located a sweatshirt, gloves, black hat, and handgun similar to those used in the robbery. Billerica Police arrested Girouard on Monday after releasing a surveillance video of an armed robbery of a Petrolex gas station in Billerica at 3:23 am Sunday. A second Billerica location, the Variety plus convenience store on Nashua Road, was robbed Sunday at 7 pm by a man brandishing a weapon similar to the one used in the Petrolex robbery.

No injuries were reported in any of the robberies. Delpapa was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of armed robbery and possession of a firearm without a license.

Giourard and Donlon were arraigned Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges. At that hearing, a prosecutor said he had a criminal record in Nevada, Florida, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Donlon was allegedly driving Donlon when he carried out the Petrolex robbery.

"“[Donlon] stated that Mr. Girouard returned to her car with a silver revolver firearm in his hand yelling ‘go, go, go’ as she drove away. He was carrying a white plastic bag with Newport and Marlboro red cigarettes inside as well as a large amount of cash," Assistant District Attorney Gabrielle Lomanno said at Tuesday's hearing. Both are due back in court next month.

Photo by Tewksbury Police Department. Video by Billerica Police Department.

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