Man strikes staff during robbery at Cambridge store


A man in his 50s, described as a slim Black male wearing a long-sleeved purple shirt and jeans, committed shoplifting at 321 Broadway in Cambridge and struck a staff member in the face during the act, escalating the incident to a robbery. No weapons were reported.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
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Transcript:
321 Broadway and a shoplift currently in progress pro the staff. Copy, description. Still getting that standby. Get right back to you. I don't know. Yeah, thank you. Show you responding. Appreciate it. Heading down, Broadway, towards Senate Park, Columbia Street. Described as a slim-billed, long-sleeved purple shirt, wearing jeans in its 50s, (name withheld). Copy. Do we not know what you took any change? Uh, wearing a quire. We're on a page. We're on a page. I'll head in so probably and get the, uh, space. Good copy. Looks like he took a pair of socks. Got it. Yeah, John. Precete. Yeah, I just got to note the RP state he was hitting the face as well. Rearities? Answer. This is going to be upgraded to a robbery, no weapons. Received an arm. Call to a one-ar. One-hour. I'm going to send that an armed robbery call to you as well. Roger.
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Location mentioned:
Near Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
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