Crime & Safety

Afternoon Robbery at Walgreens on Thursday

A similar incident took place in Lynn around the same time.

 

  was robbed late Thursday afternoon by a suspect reportedly dressed in black an din his late 20s.

On Friday Swampscott police were investigating whether the same suspect was involved in a similar incident in Lynn.

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Swampscott police Det. Tim Cassidy said the department was seeking a better surveillance photograph from Lynn.

Shortly before 4 pm on Thursday police received a report of an unarmed robbery at the Walgreens, located in the Swampscott Mall, according to the Marblehead police log.

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The suspect was described as being dressed in black, in his early 20's with brown hair, a soul patch and tattoos on his neck.

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