Two Robberies Leave Quincy Police Looking For Suspects

QUINCY, MA- Last Thursday, Quincy Police were alerted of a pair of robberies which took place on West Squantum street outside of the North Quincy train station.

The first robbery was on a 69 year old Asian man at around 4:45 AM and the man was left with serious injuries. The second robbery occurred at 9:55 PM to a 55 year old Asian woman who was left without injury. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment. The robbers took a lunch bag from the man and a shoulder bag from the woman.

A video of the second robbery was caught on video by witnesses. It shows the suspect running with the stolen shoulder bag, then drops it on the ground and runs away. The bag has been returned to the woman by the witnesses who took the video.

These incidents have incited fear into the members of the Asian-American community. Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center's Ben Hires has expressed his and others' concern from these events, given that both victims are Asian. The Quincy Asian Resources Inc. also voiced their concerns and hope any anti-Asian motivation behind future crimes is monitored.

The Quincy Police Department is not currently classifying these cases as hate crimes, as they believe racial motivation wasn't the reason for these incidents. As more work is done in this situation, Quincy Police is looking for anyone with any information regarding the robberies to share it with them.

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