Crime & Safety

Tedeschi Market Robbed During Super Bowl

Man passed a note saying he had a gun, took cash and ran away.

 

Just as the Super Bowl was kicking off Sunday night, a man came into Tedeschi Market on Main Street and passed the clerk a note saying "I have a gun" and took off with cash from the store.

Watertown Police were called at 6:38 p.m., Sunday, about an robbery at , at 164 Main St. The man, who wore a red hooded sweatshirt and a black bandanna over his face, passed the clerk his note and said "Give me all of your money," said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

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"He ran out of store, westbound on Main Street toward Chestnut Street," Lawn said. "Police were able to locate a red hooded sweatshirt on Chestnut Street. A search of area was negative. Police are investigating the incident."

The suspect is a white male with olive colored skin, 5-foot-7-inches tall, and wore a red hooded sweatshirt, black pants, a black winter hat and a black bandanna, Lawn said.

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