Police Arrest Suspect In Tewksbury, Billerica Armed Gas Station Robberies

TEWKSBURY, MA — Billerica Police arrested Michael Girouard, 60, of Billerica and charged him with armed robbery of the Petrolex Gas Station at 30 Chelmsford Road early Sunday morning. Girouard is also suspected of robbing a convenience store at 7 p.m. Sunday in Billerica and a Mobil station early Monday morning in Tewksbury.

Girouard has not yet been charged in the latter two robberies, but a statement issued by the Billerica Police Department Monday afternoon said "authorities are actively working with newly developed leads in an attempt to issue charges in those cases as well." No other details about Girouard's arrest were released.

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Brandishing a silver revolver, Girouard allegedly robbed a Mobil gas station at 2 Main St. in Tewksbury at approximately 4:40 a.m. Monday. The description of the suspect was similar to the one given for a man who robbed the Petrolex gas station at 3:23 a.m. Sunday and a Variety Plus convenience store at 240 Nashua Road at 7 p.m. Sunday in Billerica, prompting police in the town to conduct a joint investigation.

The suspect was described as a white man, possibly in his mid-fifties, with a salt-and-pepper mustache. He was believed to have tattoos on his neck and face. In all three robberies, the suspect fled on foot. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Billerica Police released a surveillance video of the Sunday morning robbery of Petrolex at 30 Chelmsford Road in Billerica. The suspect approached the counter and asked for cigarettes. As the clerk rang up the sale, the suspect drew his gun from his waistband and demanded cash from the register:

Photo by Billerica Police Department

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