9/13/14, press release: Assault and Robbery
On September 13, 2014 the Burlington Police Department took a report of an assault and robbery that occurred at Perrywinkle’s Fine Jewelry at 227 Main St. in Burlington at approximately 1:15 PM. A lone suspect entered the store and asked an employee to see several watches. When the employee retrieved the watches, the suspect forcibly took the watches and left the store. The watches were valued at several thousand dollars. The suspect was last seen running southwest toward S. Winooski Ave. The suspect is described as a black male with short black hair, who was 5’8” to 5’10” and weighed approximately 180 lbs. The suspect was wearing a light brown or khaki button-down short sleeve shirt with a pattern on it and khaki cargo pants.
Anyone with information about this incident or those involved is encouraged to call the Burlington Police Department at (802) 658-2704, Det. Gilligan at (802) 540-2247, or CRIMESTOPPERS at (802)864-6666/(800)427-8477.
Address/Location
Burlington, VT Police Department
1 North Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 802-658-2704