Crime & Safety

Police Seeking Man Who Robbed Medford Store at Gunpoint

The man robbed a Petland Discounts store in April.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who robbed a pet store in Medford in April.

Police say the man entered Petland Discounts at 2799 Route 112 on April 21 at 4:15 p.m., approached an employee, pushed him, displayed a gun and demanded cash, police said.

The employee gave the man cash from the register before the robber pulled down a rack of shelves and fled the store, police said.

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The robber was described as 5-foot-10 with a thin build. He was wearing a black baseball cap with a black ‘A’ in front with white trim.

The man was unshaven and had a skull tattoo behind his left ear, police said.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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