Man Armed With Meat Cleaver Robs Canton Laundromat: Police

CANTON, MA — Police are looking for a man armed with a meat cleaver, they said robbed a laundromat last week. According to police, the suspect is the same person who on Sunday, robbed a convenience store in Stoughton.

Around 10:20 pm., on May 21, the suspect, dressed in all black and carry and armed with a butchers knife, stormed into the Wash n Dry on Washington Street and demanded cash, police said. Then on Sunday, that same man broke into Kelly's Place Restaurant on Washington Street, and later that night, police said he robbed Seasons, a convenience store and gas station on Sharon Street in Stoughton. Police said the the suspect chased the cashier behind the counter and forced the employee to empty the register.

After both robberies, witnesses saw the suspect flee on a motorized electric bicycle.

Police described the suspect as a white man with a thin build and roughly 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. He was dressed in all black and was wearing a black mask and gloves.

Anyone with information is asked to called Stoughton police at 781-344-2424. or Canton police at 781-828-1212.