Mass. man charged in Cranston gas station robbery

Police: Suspect took $154 from register, kissed clerk's hand before fleeing

Daniel Kittredge
Posted 3/6/15

A Massachusetts man is in custody after allegedly robbing a Cranston gas station.

Shawn Bailey, 28, of 61 Industrial Pike in Plymouth, Mass., is charged with second-degree robbery and resisting …

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Mass. man charged in Cranston gas station robbery

Police: Suspect took $154 from register, kissed clerk's hand before fleeing

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A Massachusetts man is in custody after allegedly robbing a Cranston gas station.

Shawn Bailey, 28, of 61 Industrial Pike in Plymouth, Mass., is charged with second-degree robbery and resisting arrest. He was arraigned Thursday in Third District Court in Warwick and ordered held on $10,000 bail with surety.

According to a press release from Chief of Police Col. Michael J. Winquist, officers responded to the Shell gas station at 1207 Pontiac Ave. just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The clerk reported that a white male in his mid-20s, wearing gray sweatpants and a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, had entered the store, indicated he had a gun and demanded that the clerk open the cash register.

The suspect then reached over the counter and took $154 in cash. He then kissed the clerk’s hand, the release states, before fleeing the scene in a white Pontiac G6 in the direction of Route 37.

A description of the suspect was sent to nearby police departments, and shortly thereafter Warwick police reported locating a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect’s vehicle abandoned at Post Road and Lincoln Avenue in their community.

At the same time, Cranston police received information that a man matching the suspect’s description had entered All Stars Bar and Grill on Airport Road in Warwick. Cranston and Warwick officers entered the establishment and found the suspect, who was taken into custody following a brief struggle.

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  • Justanidiot

    Lesson here: always fill up your car with gas BEFORE you rob the station.

    Saturday, March 7, 2015 Report this