Crime & Safety

Arrest In Salem Needlepoint Robbery: Police

Salem police said Eric Lombari robbed Salem Convenience while armed with a hypodermic needle.

SALEM, NH — An arrest has been made in connection with a needlepoint robbery at the Salem Convenience Store earlier this month. Police on Tuesday said Eric Lombari (pictured), 30, of Dover, was arrested Monday in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Police said Lombari used a hypodermic needle to rob Salem Convenience July 20. He made off with $300 in cash and four cartons of Newport cigarettes, police said. A store security camera caught an image of Lombari (pictured above at left), police said.

Lombari was held in custody pending an arraignment in Rockingham County Superior Court. Police said he has several warrants out of Derry and Strafford.

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Police said officers from Windham, North Andover, Massachusetts and Lawrence, Massachusetts, helped track down Lombari.

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