Tewksbury Police Investigating Robbery In Main St Parking Lot

TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury police are investigating a reported robbery Friday in the parking lot of a Main Street shopping plaza, Chief Ryan Columbus said Tuesday.

Around 3 p.m. Friday, police responded to a reported robbery in the parking lot outside of the Walmart on Main Street, police said. They spoke to a man who said he was approached in the parking lot by a man and a woman, who began speaking to him.

"The woman then handed the victim a small amount of cash and some jewelry that she said was a gift," police said. "Immediately afterward, the woman grabbed a gold chain and pendant the victim was wearing and ripped it off his neck before fleeing on foot."

The man and woman then fled in "what appeared to be a blue, 4-door, hatchback Mazda, possibly a Mazda CX-5," police said. "The stolen gold chain and pendant are 24 karat gold, and estimated to be worth a significant amount."

Police are investigating if the incident is connected to similar recent robberies reported in Middleton, Walpole, Attleboro and Westbrook, Maine.

Anyone with information should call police dispatch at 978-851-7373, call the anonymous tip line at 978-851-0175 or email tewks_detectives@tewksbury-ma.gov, Columbus said.