Police in Cambridge hunt man who forced woman to withdraw money from ATM at gunpoint

Cambridge Police report a 66-year-old woman was robbed by a man on Friday who then broke into a store and took money from its cash registers early the next day:

The victim was walking on School Street where she stated a suspect approached her, asked if she spoke English and then noted that he needed money. He motioned as if he had a gun, looked through the victim’s bag and did not locate any cash, but a debit card. He then walked the victim to a nearby bank on Massachusetts Avenue where she withdrew $100 for the suspect. He then allegedly walked her down to the inbound side of the Central Square T Station, which she rode to a nearby T Station and ultimately contacted police. The suspect was described as a black male, in his late 20s, about 155 pounds with a beard, wearing a dark jacket with a hood and dark pants.

Approximately eight hours later, a department store loss prevention manager contacted the Cambridge Police to notify CPD that their store’s glass panel doors were forced in and cash registers were pried open. The suspect then fled the store with cash. The suspect is described as a large black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray sweat pants, and black sneakers. He is believed to have a beard.