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Man Charged in Knife-Point Robbery of Chelsea EZ Mart

Police credit rapid evidence review for the swift arrest.

Overview

  • Edwin Geovanny Videz-Trinidad, 27, was arrested at a Forsyth Street apartment and arraigned in Chelsea District Court on Monday.
  • He faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, armed robbery, and malicious destruction of property over $1,200.
  • Police say he entered the EZ Mart on Washington Avenue just after 9 a.m. with knives, struggled with the clerk, and took cash before fleeing.
  • City cameras allegedly showed him discarding a mask and removing a sweatshirt near 10 Forsyth Street, where officers recovered a knife and clothing.
  • Chelsea’s police chief called the incident dangerous and praised detectives’ quick work, and WCVB has requested the surveillance video from police.