Boston police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in an armed robbery of a phone store in the city's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, one of two such incidents just this week.
Boston police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in an armed robbery of a phone store in the city's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, one of two such incidents just this week.who allegedly pulled a knife while robbing the Cricket Wireless store, located at 306 Centre Street, around 4:35 p.m. Thursday. He's described as bald with a goatee, wearing a black hooded jacket with a gray stripe across the chest, dark pants, and black shoes.
Emmanuel Sanchez says he had little time to react when the man pulled two knives on him while he was at work Thursday afternoon. "He like, 'don't do nothing stupid, don't act brave, just give me all the money, open the register,'" Sanchez recalled.Sign up for NECN newsletters. According to Sanchez, the man walked in the store and asked to buy a charger for his phone, but when it came time to pay for the item, the man allegedly leaned down and then sprinted around the counter with two knives."I feel like it was kind of a joke, but after two seconds you are like this is not a joke, you know. My life is at risk," he said.
Sanchez says the man then asked for his wallet. The suspect reached in and grabbed what he had -- $15.
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