The man, who was wearing a black shirt with red checker-pattern pants, was last seen running north on Main Street toward Wendell Place.
SPRINGFIELD - Police are looking for a man who threatened to stick a clerk with a syringe as he stole unspecified items from the Family Dollar store on Main Street Saturday morning.
Just before 8:15 a.m., police received a call from the store's private security company reporting the incident. A Hispanic man, believed to be around 28 years old, entered the store and was seen by staff with merchandise inside his shirt.
When he was confronted, he apparently pulled a syringe out of his pocket and threatened to stick the clerk with it before walking out the door.
The man, who was wearing a black shirt with red checker-pattern pants and red shoes, was last seen running south on Main Street toward Wendell Place.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Springfield police Detective Bureau at (413) 787-6355.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may text a tip via a cell phone by addressing a text message to “CRIMES,” or “274637,” and then beginning the body of the message with the word “SOLVE.”