Bedford Police Seek Suspect of Armed Robbery, Slashing

Bedford Police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Shell gas station in town Sunday.

At about 9 p.m. Sunday, Bedford Police received a panic alarm from the Shell station at 358 The Great Road indicating a robbery in progress, Chief Robert Bongiorno said. A suspect, armed with a knife, came into the gas station, approached the clerk and stole cash and scratch lottery tickets before running.

During the robbery, the clerk sustained a slashing wound to his hand. The victim was treated at the scene.

The suspect is described as a dark-skinned man who wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and a mask.

The Danvers Police Department K-9 unit, as well as the Lexington and Burlington police departments and the Massachusetts State Police responded to help in the search, but the suspect has not yet been found.

Bedford Police are also reviewing video surveillance footage from the scene.

“We are thankful that the victim was not seriously injured during this incident,” Chief Bongiorno said in a release. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation.”

Anyone with information, or who saw someone fitting the description of the suspect, is urged to call the Bedford Police Department at 781-275-1212.