Two Pittsfield Stores Robbed At Knifepoint

Updated: Aug. 16 at 12:55 p.m. 

Police say they made an arrest in the Subway robbery. 

 

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two city businesses were robbed at knife point in the last few days.

 

Police say on Sunday night, at about 5:45, the Subway restaurant at 179 South Street was robbed. The following night the Citgo gas station at 1330 East Street was robbed. Both robberies were by knifepoint.

 

On Subway robbery, the suspect is described as a white man with thin build standing at about 5-foot 6-inches tall. He was wearing an olive green t-shirt, blue jeans, a dark colored banana and had scruffy facial hair, according to police.

 

The suspect jumped over the counter and took an undisclosed amount of money from the register. The employee was unhurt during the incident. The suspect then fled down Taconic Street.

 

On Monday night at about 8 p.m. two masked individuals robbed the Citgo. 

 

Police say one suspect wore a dark-colored sweatshirt with UConn imprinted across the chest, dark jeans, dark shoes, a green mask, gloves, and sunglasses. The other suspect wore long-sleeved white shirt, a red mask, dark jeans, black skateboarding sneakers, yellow gloves, and a black covering.

 

Both individuals showed knives and took an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes. They fled on foot to the rear of the store. The attendance was unhurt in the incident.

 

Police are asking anyone with information to call the detective bureau to call them at 413-448-9705.