Crime & Safety

Gunmen Rob Trapelo Road Variety Store Sunday [VIDEO]

Suspects: In late teens, between 5'10" and 6', one brandishing a semi-automatic.

A gunman and his accomplice robbed a Central Square variety store at the corner of Trapelo Road and Walnut Street Sunday, Feb. 12, shortly before 9 p.m., according to Belmont Police.

Two men entered at 326 Trapelo Rd. when one pointed a black, semi-automatic handgun at the clerk, ordering him to open the cash register. Once open, the employee turned over a undetermined amount of money to the pair, said BPD Lt. Richard Santangelo. 

Both men were wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and had scarves over their faces.

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Other than pushing the clerk behind the counter, the employee was unhurt. The two then fled on foot on Hull Street.

Belmont Police, along with a Waltham Police K9 unit, searched the area but could not locate either one of the suspects.

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The store is on one of Belmont's main roadways with a franchise down the street, a gas station on the next block and the two blocks away. 

The first suspect is a heavy set man in his late teens, 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a possible shaved head. He was wearing jeans, a white shirt, tan work boots and a GAP sweatshirt.

The second suspect is a lean, tall man also in his late teens, 6 feet tall. He was wearing gray jeans or sweats, possibly a pair of white Nike Air Jordan sneakers and was brandishing the semi-automatic.

The suspects' race is unclear at this time, according to police.

If anyone can provide information on this crime, please call the Belmont Police at 617-993-2501.


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