Police: Man threatened to shoot cellphone store employee during robbery

Police are searching for a man in connection to a robbery at a phone store in Melrose.

News 12 Staff

Jul 19, 2020, 11:25 AM

Updated 1,621 days ago

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Police are searching for a man in connection to a robbery at a phone store in Melrose.
News 12 is told the incident happened Thursday.
Police say the suspect pretended to have a gun and threatened to shoot a store employee in the eye if he wasn't given a new cellphone.
The suspect made off with a $400 phone.
The employee was not injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.