E. Providence Police Seek Help Identifying Armed Robbery Suspects

East Providence RI

17 December, 2020

12:53 PM

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EAST PROVIDENCE, RI—East Providence Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an armed robbery that took place on Friday, Dec. 11. Police say that at approximately 3 p.m. in the 100 block of Central Avenue, two men robbed a woman at gunpoint. "A female was lured into the area under the guise of selling an item advertised online," said East Providence police in a Facebook post on Monday that provides surveillance video of the suspects. Officers noted that one suspect is wearing a cast on his left arm in the footage. Anyone with information on the robbery or the identity of the two men involved is asked to contact Detective Kris Ellinwood at 401-435-7600 ext. 20038.