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Pittsfield Police Investigating Three Unrelated Robberies
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are investigating three unrelated robberies.
The first one occurred on Friday, Dec. 4 shortly before 8 p.m. Police say a delivery driver for Empire Pizza was robbed at gunpoint on Parker Street.' The suspect is described as a black male, approximately six-feet tall, medium build, in his early 20s and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. An undisclosed amount of cash and credit card receipts were take and the driver was not hurt. The suspect then fled down Parker Street toward Springside Avenue and toward Plunkett Street.
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, shortly before midnight the Gulf Station on Wahconah Street was robbed at gunpoint. In this robbery there were two suspects both described as young males of an unknown race. One was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark colored handkerchief, jeans, black shoes, and red or pink colored gloves. The other was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with red or pink sweatpants and similarly colored gloves. The suspects took tobacco products and an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects then took off through the Pittsfield Cemetery.
Two days later, Zuke's Soup's and Variety on West Street was robbed shortly after 5 p.m. The suspect is described as a white female, heavy set and standing approximately 5'8" tall and weighing around 200 lbs. She was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, a scarf over her mount and gloves. She took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled down West Street. The clerk was not hurt during the robbery.
"No one was hurt in any of the above incidents. Preliminary investigation indicates that these incidents are not related. The Pittsfield Police Department is still working to identify the perpetrators in all three incidents," wrote Police Chief Michael Wynn in a released issued Friday afternoon.
The chief said there are no photos of the Park Street robbery but images from the other two robberies are being process and will be released to the public when available. Police are asking anyone with information about these robberies to contact the detective's bureau at 448-9705.
Det. Thomas Dawley is heading the investigation into the Parker Street crime, Det. Timothy Koenig is assigned to the Gulf Station one and Det. Thomas Harrington and Officer Matthew Ortega are assigned to the Zuke's robbery.