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FBI searching for suspect accused of multiple robberies in eastern Mass.

BOSTON — The FBI Violent Task Force in Boston is asking the public's help in identifying a male suspect, they claim, has committed seven robberies and attempted two others in the span of eight months.

The alleged crimes occurred between August 2018 and March 2019, per a release from the FBI.

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect, who police describe as a male in his 20s or 30s. He is considered armed and dangerous.

The suspect is accused of walking into gas stations and convenience stores in Canton, Hyde Park, Stoughton, Roslindale and Randolph and robbing them. Officials allege he robbed one Mobil Gas station in Hyde Park three times.

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Officials also say that the suspect walked with a "distinctive limp" in some of the robberies and that he used a silver or black gun.

The FBI alleges that the suspect is responsible for burglaries at the following dates and locations:

  • August 20, 2018 - Mobil Gas Station at 264 Neponset Valley Parkway, Hyde Park
  • September 25, 2018 - Mobil Gas Station at 264 Neponset Valley Parkway, Hyde Park
  • October 5, 2018 - Mobil Gas Station at 2776 Washington Street, Canton
  • October 5, 2018 - Mobil Gas Station/Dunkin Donuts at 372 Washington Street, Stoughton
  • October 7, 2018 - Prime Gas Station at 304 Union Street, Randolph
  • October 8, 2018 - Rogers Service Gas Station at 197 Neponset Valley, Hyde Park
  • November 5, 2018 - TNT Gas Station at 1150 North Main Street, Randolph
  • January 18, 2019 - W&G Express Gas Station at 753 American Legion Highway, Roslindale
  • March 29, 2019 - Mobil Gas Station at 264 Neponset Valley Parkway, Hyde Park

Anyone with information on the alleged robberies or the suspect is asked to call the FBI Violent Task Force in Boston at 1-857-386-2000 or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.