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Westbrook police are searching for a man who robbed the Good Things Variety story on Saco Street at 12:48 p.m. Thursday.

Police also are investigating whether the robbery is related to others in the area.

The man entered the store, displayed a gun and fled the scene on West Valentine Street toward West Pleasant Street, Westbrook police said.

A police dog started to track the man, but he was not located, police said.

He was described as between 5 feet 7 inches and and 5 feet 9 iinches tall, with a skinny to medium build. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt or fleece vest with yellow lettering or a logo, and wore a mask, sunglasses and black and white New Balance shoes.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or about the robbery should call Westbrook police at 854-0644. Anonymous tips can be left at 591-8117.

 

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....

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