Local Woman Finds Thief in Her Home

A few miles away in Westwood, a woman returned home to find her house being robbed.

In nearby Westwood, police have responded to three home robberies in less than two weeks.  A woman returned to her Strafford Road home after an errand on Friday to find her house was being robbed in an ordeal she said left her "shocked," according to WCVB.com The woman, who asked to be identified only as Patti, said the man limped away after threatening her and jumping over her home's second-story deck.  “I was screaming and then he told me to shut up in so many words or that he would blow my brains out,” Patti told WCVB. “And he kept telling me to shut up or he was going to shoot me.” The thief carried away two laptop computers and opened drawers throughout the home but took nothing else, WCVB reports. 

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3 to 5 Year Prison Sentence for Westwood Bank Robbery

George Schindler of Rockport pleaded guilty to a 2011 Westwood Bank robbery.

Dunkin' Donuts Robbed at Knife Point

Police responded to a robbery at the Rte. 1 Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday.

The Westwood Police Department provided the following press release.  On Tuesday March 12, 2013 at approximately 7:40 p.m. Westwood Police responded to a report of a robbery with a knife at Dunkin’ Donuts at 208 Providence Highway (Route 1). The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’6 with a medium build. The suspect was dressed in black clothing including a black scarf wrapped around his face. As he approached the cashier he displayed a knife and ordered the cashier to open the cash register drawer. A small amount of cash was stolen and the suspect fled. Nobody was injured during the event. The investigation is ongoing.

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Have You Seen This Armed Robber?

Anyone with information about this Oct. 6, 2011, incident is asked to contact Framingham police.

Have you seen this person? Each week, Patch will feature a different outstanding criminal case from a local police department. All information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. Theft - Case No. 110687 Oct. 6, 2011 Family Dollar store in Framingham Case Details: On Oct. 6, 2011, at about 8:20 a.m., someone showed a black handgun at the Family Dollar store, 208 Waverley St., Framingham. Framingham Police describe the suspect as a heavyset black male, about 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Framingham Police at 508-532-5923.

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