Robbery outside Market Basket just now, description

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

This is a little outside Davis, but a woman was robbed at knifepoint for her purse and almost carjacked a few minutes ago in the parking lot.

The police are looking for a white male, 6 feet tall, wiffle haircut, blue eyes, thin build, clean-shaven. Wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt with some writing on it, and blue jeans.

He may have run towards Union Square. Carrying a woman's pocketbook, black. And a good-sized knife with a black handle.

If you've seen anything like this, please call the Somerville Police.

Comments

[perich.livejournal.com]

Holy hell. Any sense of the guy's age (20s, 30s, 40s)?

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

Ugh. That's upsetting, especially since I have a grocery run planned there this afternoon...thank you for reporting it here, at any rate.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

yikes.

also, what is a wiffle haircut?

[somervilleguy.livejournal.com]

Buzzcut with a little left on the top.

[hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com]

Funny, I've not heard "whiffle" in 40 years. Zmgmeister must have Boston roots. I think this is a local term. A wiffle is a buzz cut, however as I recall it was not as close as today's buzz. Typically 1/2". Right up there with "pissa" and "wicked".

[somervilleguy.livejournal.com]

Wiffle was still a popular cut in the late 70's early 80's and we used that term back then.

Same guy who stole the bike?

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

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Re: Same guy who stole the bike?

[somervilleguy.livejournal.com]

http://thesomervillenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=2285