Stop and Shop Offers Reward for Labor Day Robbery Info
One alleged robber created a diversion while another pointed a gun at a store employee and demanded money on Labor Day. The FBI and Malden Police are investigating.
Stop and Shop is offering a monetary award for information leading to charges and arrests related to the armed robbery on Labor Day of the grocery store at 88 Charles St. in Malden.
Two men entered the grocery store at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 3, wearing yellow Stop and Shop shirts and baseball caps, with one man creating a diversion, according to an FBI press release issued Thursday.
During the diversion, the other alleged robber loitered near the manager's office then opened the door, according to the FBI, and then confronted an employee in the office, pointed a handgun at the employee, demanded money and "threatened to severely harm" the employee.
After the employee handed over the money, the alleged robber placed the money in a small blackback pack he was carrying and both suspects left the store and fled in a small grey vehicle onto Canal Street.
Both men are described as approximately 20 to 25 years old, slender builds, with black hair. The two men are possibly black or Hispanic with light complexions.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery should call the Boston FBI at (617) 742-5533 or the Malden Police Department at (781) 397-7181.
Malden Police Lt. Det. Marc Gatcomb previously told Melrose Patch that "this was a well-thought out plan.
"We feel it wasn't an off-the-cuff type of incident...but at the same time, we've recovered some recent evidence that was left behind and continue to press on investigating," Gatcomb said last week.
The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is composed of personnel from the FBI; the Malden, Saugus, Somerville, and Boston Police Departments; and the Massachusetts State Police.
The real Malden
12:20 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Did anybody else hear about this until today?? WTF?? Saw it on FOX today. Any good deals on bullet proof vests out there?
david mokal
11:58 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Nah I checked into it $3,000.00 For a good one.
Leslie
6:20 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
these are excellent quality pictures. stop and shop is to be commended for having such good survelliance equipment. i'll be there are LOTS of people who could identify this guy. i just hope they do the right thing and turn them in.
robert wilson
6:24 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Security cameras everywhere and this numbnuts doesn't even bother to try and cover his face.
Kristen R
1:24 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Anyone know what happened last night ? I have never seen so many police in my life and they were all over the city and all with dogs.
jirkyrick
2:21 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
ask about the stabbing a day or two ago of a drug deal gone bad, dealer was stabbed in his car..... did not make the patch yet...go figure, somebody covering up for the Mayor?
jirkyrick
2:23 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
somehow I bet there will not be a lot of news about crime in the very near future.... the Mayor will have a heart attack if anymore comes out
david mokal
12:03 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Its not the Mayor It's the Devolpers and Real Estate companies that control what goes out there. They want to sell property so they contribute to this paper and pay for adds. Lawyers and Real Estate have licences to steal. Just look what they did to this country and they all walked away from fudging the numbers.
Kristen R
2:25 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
I don't think it was a stabbing.
jirkyrick
3:27 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
dont know, the stabbing was a few days ago and not reported
Dan O'Brien
2:27 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
its called selective reporting. Havent read nothing about the shooting being gang related either, boston.com reported it. Patch used to be good, it's going down the hill in a handbasket.
Dan O'Brien
2:28 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
I think they should ask roberto back.
Dan O'Brien
2:32 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
I used to come here to read about the crime in the city, now it seems like it's being covered up. That makes the Patch no different than city hall. No guts, no glory.
Diana
5:35 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Apparently you only want to read about crime in the city, or you'd have noticed the announcement that Chris is on vacation. As I recall, content used to be a bit thin when Roberto went on vacation, too.
david mokal
6:40 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Didnt Take me long to figure that out. Not hard to find out who is who and who is someones buddy. Allways the same 3 on one. Just follow on Twitter and Facebook. There's no Pool Rules here on Patch. Just Cyber bullying by the word nerds.I don click on there silly links either. Viruses.
Meggle
10:47 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Man, it's kind of hypocritical to call it cyber bullying when you've called me names a few times, Mokal, and I've never insulted you.
Kristen R
3:17 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Why the anger? All I asked is what was happening with all the police last night.
DannyBoy
4:24 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Tony, if what you say is true and describes what really happened last night, then this is indeed wonderful news for the residents and community in Malden in terms of public safety and cutting down on crime. We shall find out when this gets reported in the news.
Tony H.
4:23 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
P.S. I just deleted my own post. Best to wait for an official statement on the results from last night's impressive show of force.
jirkyrick
4:53 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
well if it was true, that is excellent news. If we had Howard for Mayor still they would be vandalizing his car while was giving a speech of how there is no crime problem. Good going Mayor Christenson!!!
Janine
5:53 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Could you please do your post again Tony I missed it.
DannyBoy
7:17 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
LOL, jirkyrick. That's a good one! I attribute the fact that the former mayor's car was broken into to Karma, pure and simple.
Dan O'Brien
5:44 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Gee Diana, you are so protective of Chris he should pay you a salary. Do you ever mind your own business?
Diana
5:47 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
I'm protective of truth and facts and stuff. Oh, and anything you post here is the business of everyone who reads here, that's how this works. Why post if you don't want discussion?
Mr Iamnottheteacher
6:10 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Diana you seem to bring out the negative on every topic. No matter what it is, you have to put in your 50 cents. I just found out what a Troll is and you fit that definition to a T. At times you should just keep your comments to yourself because even though you are a personal friend of the editor, you are mighty annoying.
Diana
6:18 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
So when people criticize the editor for not posting a story, and I point out that the editor is on vacation, I'm being negative? I'm proud of you for learning a new word recently, but there's no reason to stop at one. Feel free to look up "negative" too.
jirkyrick
6:33 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
then who is posting stories while he is on vacation? there still seems to be updates on Malden Patch without him, or does Chris just handle the crime stories himself
Diana
6:48 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
The regional editor is covering. He's a busy guy. Many of the stories posted this week actually pertain to a number of communities, they're cross-posted across a number of Patches..
http://malden.patch.com/articles/partly-cloudy-skies-a-guest-editor-takes-the-reigns-and-more-ba4f693c
david mokal
6:32 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
UT OH ! Nother P'n Contest! Here we go again. I'm too stooopid to know all these big words. LOL We should call this "The Malden Bash" :>)
Mr Iamnottheteacher
6:57 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Your a smart woman, learn to understand I said every topic. I know who is on vacation. You have a little brown spot on your nose hunny.
Diana
7:14 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
And you seem like a reasonably smart man, so you should understand that you only notice the posts that annoy you. Not your fault, human nature. It's called "selection bias." It can be overcome, if you're conscious of it and wish to approach information critically and objectively, rather than deciding in a kneejerk fashion to reject the data because you don't care for the source. Good luck!
Janine
6:59 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Are you people referring to all the police dogs here last night? I would love to hear the story about that.
david mokal
10:55 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Janine they were after 5 males with a gun on and around Holyoke Street and also there was a bank robbery in Saugus as well.
Mr Iamnottheteacher
7:38 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Again, Diane, like I said .....every post. I seen it start in the Warren post you insulting people who do not agree with her or you. Now that you are friends with the editor, you seem to take your opinions to a different level. You are no doubt an educated woman, and would make a great lawyer. But you can go overboard and add fuel to the fire.
DannyBoy
8:12 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Mr Iamnottheteacher: how do you know that Diana is friendly with the editor? And about that article about Elizabeth Warren, if you reread all the comments, Diana was not the only one hurling insults at others; others who disagreed with her, were insulting her at the same time, calling her names like "cat lady" and "Kitty". So it cuts both ways.
Mr Iamnottheteacher
11:32 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
But you can't feed into that. It is hard not to but come, Diana is smarter then the average poster so why toss insults? Just laugh at them and soon they will fade away. But again, everyone is different. I like you all even if we do not agree. You learn many things with an open mind. Some minds are so closed they will never grow. In my long life I have learned more from people that I disagree with.
Diana
10:04 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Iamnot, if you've really read my posts, then you may notice that while I'm generally snarky, I'm not truly insulting to people who simply disagree with me. To earn my contempt, you have to either disseminate misinformation or be hostile to or dismissive of actual facts. As a fr'instance, let's break down this thread, shall we? It's fairly representative.
"A story wasn't posted. That's because Patch sucks and the editor is covering for the Mayor!"
"Um, the editor is on vacation."
"Shut up you bully!!!"
I'm not the problem here.
david mokal
10:52 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Absolutly its good to have your mind grow and to be open minded but when one's head grows so thats all they can do is head butt you thats a sad thing. I never ever called anyone any names on this I was jumped first by crappin on me me on my spelling. I just mentioned I dont click on links not good. So as far as these posts go and the Patch they can stick it where the sun dont shine means nothing to me. Ya' All should go to Anger Management Classes.
david mokal
11:56 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
"If It Looks Like A Duck...Quacks Like A Duck...It Must Be a Duck !"