Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Electricians to carpenters are coming out to help redesign the store - which saw two armed robberies in just three days last week - to help keep its owners safe.
Local business owners are coming together to support a convenience store that, as recently as last week, said they were closing shop after two back-to-back armed robberies. A number of local Malden businesses, from electricians to lighting specialists to carpenters, will be helping Malden Mini-Market owner Dharam Jain rearrange the store to increase safety and make the store less of a target for crime. Changes will include transferring the clerk's desk to the other side of the store so it can be seen from the street and so a cashier can see out the front door, moving the register to minimize access to non-employees, printing up signs advising customers they are on surveillance camera, brighter lights and more. “I come in here all the time…
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Steven Garrett, 43, was allegedly arrested after robbing another convenience store in Everett Friday. PLUS: Malden Mini-Mart Owner Dharam Jain said he may keep his store open, after reassurances and new initiatives by Mayor Gary Christenson.
Officials said a Winthrop man arrested shortly after robbing a convenience store just off of Main St. in Everett Friday is believed to be connected to one of the two robberies at Malden Mini-Mart this week. Steven Garrett, 43, was arrested following a struggle in which Mayor Gary Christenson said no officers were injured. One photo taken at the scene by a local paper shows Garrett with blood on his face near his right eye. Police reportedly apprehended Garrett while he was hiding in a 3rd floor apartment on Swan St. in Everett. He was unarmed and not wearing a mask during the commission of the robbery, according to an officer familiar with the investigation. The same officer noted a similarity between this suspect and one seen in …
Friday, April 6, 2012
The victim and a witness to the double armed robberies at Malden Mini-Market this week speak to the press. ALSO: Mayor Gary Christenson responds.
Cashier Ram Thapa had only been on the job for about a month when two armed robberies at his uncle's convenience store convinced him to quit this week. Thapa, a 24-year-old biotech student at Quincy College, offered to help at the family store soon after another part-time employee quit for unrelated reasons. His uncle, 69-year-old retiree Dharam Jain, said business at the Malden Mini Market “has not been great," but that these recent robberies - coupled with “dozens and dozens” of incidents over the past decade - finally compelled him to close the store after 12 years in business. "He hit me so hard...I couldn't see anything." Thapa said he knew convenience stores were typical targets for armed robberies, but never thought it could …
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Jennifer
3:16 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
I did see a small bit on Channel 7 this morning. I hope they follow up once the renovations are complete. more ›