Crime & Safety

WPD Seeking Woonsocket Palace Pizza Robber

Robbery of about $60 reported at 11:27 a.m.

 

Woonsocket Police are searching for a man in a dark-colored (black or green) jacket after a reported robbery at Woonsocket Palace Pizza this morning at about 11:27 a.m.

Woonsocket Police Public Information Officer Jamie Paone said the shop reported a man wearing a black mask and an either black or green jacket robbed the pizza shop, indicating he had a gun but not showing a weapon. Paone said the man stole $60 from the shop's register and fled on foot.

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The man is either white or hispanic and short to medium height, Paone said.

Officers began searchng the area at the corner of Front Street and Hamlet Street shortly after the call. Woonsocket Police encourage anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect to call the department's tip line at (401) 769-4444.

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