Police: Have you seen this beer-can thief?

The man, whose credit card was declined, pulled a knife on the store clerk and stole the beer.

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Store Surveillance video from N&N Market posted by Carol Robidoux on Vimeo.


MANCHESTER, NH – Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who threatened a clerk with a knife over a can of beer, after his credit card was declined.

manOn November 13, 2017 approximately 8:10 p.m. Manchester Police responded to an armed robbery at the neighborhood store, located at 230 Lowell St. The clerk told police a white male entered the store and attempted to purchase a single beer with a credit card. However, the card was declined and the suspect began arguing with the 25-year-old clerk and started to head toward the exit with the can of beer.

The clerk managed to block him from leaving at which point the man brandished a knife, so the clerk immediately backed away and allowed the man to flee his store with the can of beer. The suspect is described as having a slender build, brown thinning hair, a goattee and was last seen wearing jeans and a black-and-red winter coat.

Please contact the Manchester Police Department if you recognize the man caught on surveillance video. You can contact the main business line at 603-668-8711 or Manchester Crime line at 603-624-4040 and leave an anonymous crime tip. You may be eligible for a cash reward should your crime tip lead to the identification and arrest of the man seen in the video.

 

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This press release was issued by Manchester, NH, Police Department.