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Gunman sought for Back Bay, Fenway holdups

UPDATE: Preston Jackson arrested after similar holdup on Mass. Ave.

Holdup man in action at Starbucks on Brookline Avenue in the Fenway last night, via Boston Police:

Boston Police report they are looking for a man they say has held up several stores, most recently, the Starbucks at 172 Brookline Ave. last night:

... [T]the suspect approached the counter and handed an employee a note, the employee assumed the note was a coffee order and read note aloud to her colleague. The note read "Give me the money and no one gets shot". A second employee handed the suspect money from the register (unknown amount of US currency was taken).The suspect took the note back from the employee and fled on foot up Brookline Ave. towards Kenmore Sq. ...

Starbucks has put up a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

Police say he's also wanted for four armed robberies along Newbury Street between Dec. 18 and Dec. 24.

Location

Armed holdup
172 Brookline Ave.
Boston
United States
42° 20' 37.6044" N, 71° 6' 7.7436" W
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Turnabout is fair play

By JohnAKeith | Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:23pm

I usually feel held-up whenever I buy a latte at Starbucks! LOL!

That's reminds me, John...

By eeka | Tue, 12/30/2008 - 10:10pm

I saw you at Starbucks a few months ago! Either that or it was someone wearing your head cut out from your webpage. You had on really swanky pants too.

http://1smootshort.blogspot.com

My pants

By JohnAKeith | Wed, 12/31/2008 - 12:59am

I spend a lot of time in Starbucks, in the South End and in the Back Bay, so it very well may have been me, but I don't own any swanky pants, not a one. Levi's, Levi's, Levi's Levi's, Black Levi's. Just bought two pair of J Crew corduroys. Um, that's it, I guess. Could have been wearing a suit, I guess.

Maybe Starbucks has me on tape, too?

John Keith's pants

By eekanotloggedin (not verified) | Sat, 01/03/2009 - 11:21am

It was South End. Yes, I think they must have been suit pants, actually. You were sitting at a table; didn't notice if you had a suit jacket with you.

(BTW, the b0st0n community on LiveJournal made up b0st0n buttons, so that people can put them on their bags, thereby feeling less weird about going up to people and being like, "Uh, hi, I think I know you from the internet." Maybe we need Universal Hub buttons? Paging Adam...)

Could the guy be holding up places in other towns?

By adamg | Wed, 12/31/2008 - 12:29am

Compare the guy in the video with the guy on this page.

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