Overview
- Police say thieves posed as customers, waited for clerks to open registers, then grabbed the cash and fled.
- Incidents were reported at 853 River St. and 59 Fairmount Ave. in Hyde Park, 739 Parker St. in Roxbury, and 186 Heath St. in Jamaica Plain.
- Authorities report no weapons were displayed in any case, though surveillance video shows an employee being punched at JP Corner Store.
- A suspect was described as wearing a black puffy jacket with the hood up, black pants, and a black surgical mask.
- Tips can be submitted anonymously to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-494-TIPS, by texting TIP to CRIME (27463), or online, according to police.