Video released of suspect in holiday robbery spree

By Globe Staff

Boston police released a surveillance video today from a Starbucks of a robbery suspect wanted in connection with five holdups in the last two weeks in Back Bay and the Fenway.

Investigators hope that someone might recognize the man in the video. He hit his most recent target at 8:20 p.m. on Monday when he passed a note to a barista at the Starbucks on Brookline Avenue. The coffee chain has offered a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to his arrest.

The previous four robberies occurred on Newbury Street on Dec. 18, 21, 23, and 24. On Monday night, the man approached the counter at Starbucks and handed an employee a note, according to police. The employee assumed the note was a coffee order and read it aloud to her colleague.

"Give me the money and no one gets shot," the note said, according to police.

A second employee handed the man money from the register. The suspect took the note back from the employee and fled on foot up Brookline Avenue toward Kenmore Square.

Anyone with information about the robberies should contact District D-4 detectives at (617) 343-4683. Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or texting ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

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