Crime & Safety
Suspect In Cambridge Robbery, Carjacking Fled Into Somerville: PD
Police are searching for a man they say robbed an employee of a nail salon and then carjacked a person at gunpoint.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — The suspect in an armed robbery in East Cambridge carjacked a person at gunpoint and fled into Somerville, police said.
The robbery happened on Cambridge Street shortly before 12:30 p.m. Police said the man showed a gun and demanded money from an employee of a nail salon.
The man then stole a car and fled near the McDonald's at Twin City Plaza, police said. The car was found abandoned near the railroad tracks behind Sav-Mor Liquors on McGrath Highway.
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The suspect is described as a white male, about 5-foot-8 and stocky, with a scruffy beard and dirty blonde hair.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cambridge police at 617-349-3300.
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