Cops Seek Tips After Armed Robbery At Salem Candy Store

SALEM, NH — Salem police are asking for the public's help with an armed robbery case after a candy store was hit on Friday. At 7:30 p.m., a man with a knife robbed Pearl's Candy and Nuts on South Broadway. Police learned after an initial investigation that the man had entered the business, walked through the store, and then brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk, according to Deputy Chief Joel Dolan of the Salem Police Department.

"The man left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, and the clerk was not harmed," he said.

The suspect is white man who was wearing a dark colored hoodie with white drawstrings, a black face mask with white fangs, dark pants, and dark shoes with white soles.

Dolan stated that a K-9 attempted to "track the suspect through the heavily traveled plaza," but was unable to locate the man.

Police are actively seeking this suspect and investigating this incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Detective Connor Nolan at 603-893-1911.

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